Death toll from launch capsize rises to 34
PBC News: After recovery of five more bodies on Tuesday morning, the death toll from Sunday’s launch capsize in the Shitalakhya River climbed to 34.
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Sadar Navy Police Station’s inspector Shahidul Alam said five bodies, including children, were retrieved from the river this morning. Then, the bodies were handed over to their family members.
BIWTA chairman Commodore Golam Sadeque ended the salvage operation at 6:30pm on Monday after recovery of 29 bodies.
The deceased who were identified are Runa Akter, 24, of Munshiganj Sadar upazila, Solaiman, 60, Baby Begum, 60, Sunita Saha, 40, Pakhna, 45, Bithi,18, Arifa, 1, Protima Sharma, 53, Shamsuddin, 90, Rehana Begum, 65, Hafizur Rahman, 24, Tahmina Begum, 20, Narayan Das, 65, Parboti Rani Das, 45, Ajmir, 2, Shah Alam Mridha, 55, Moharani, 37, Anwar Hossain, 55, Maksuda Begum, 30, Souda Akter Lota, 18, Abdul Khaleque, 70, Jobu, 13, Khadiza Begum, 53, Nayan, 28, Sokhina Begum, 45, Sadia, 11 and Mansura, 7.
On Sunday evening, ‘MV Sabit Al Hasan’ capsized in the river in Narayanganj with more than 50 passengers on board.
Witnesses said the launch was capsized when a cargo vessel, SK-3, hit it on the rear side at Koilaghat area of the Shitalakhya river at about 6:30pm.
