Boat capsize kills 2 in B’baria

BRAHMANBARIA: At least two people were killed and many others went missing as an engine-run bridegroom party’s boat capsized in Meghna River at Ashuganj upazila of the district on Wednesday evening.The identity of the deceased couldn’t be known immediately.
Locals said an engine-run boat, carrying 40 people of a bridegroom party, capsized in the river when a sand-laden trawler knocked it in the area, leaving half of them missing.
Later, two of them were found dead and some others are still missing.
Officer-in-Charge of Ashuganj Thana Golam Faruk and Lalpur Union Parishad Chairman Morshed confirmed the matter to banglanews.
(Source: banglanews24.com)

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