Bagerhat trawler capsize: Salvage operation called off

Dhaka- The salvage operation launched in search of the missing victims of trawler capsize in Panguchhi river was concluded after about 96 hours on Saturday.Morelganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Obaidur Rahman officially called off the operation in the morning although two children- Hasib, 6, and Rahat, 10, remained missing.Members of Coast Guard, Fire Service, Navy and police recovered total 17 bodies from the river till Friday.The trawler, carrying some 100 passengers, sank in the river on Tuesday morning while it was heading towards Purano thana ghat from Srombaria.