A boat—carrying 10 passengers—has capsized in Buriganga river on Monday morning after being hit by a bulkhead at Hujurgat area of Kamrangirchar in the capital.
Keraniganj Borishur river police outpost in-charge Md Sobhan Mia confirmed the development to the Prothom Alo.
He said 10 people—residents of Kholamura area of Zianagar in Keranaiganj—were travelling to Islampur of Kamrangirchar via this boat.
According to the fire service and police department, the bodies of two passengers have been recovered so far. They are: Rekha, 29, and her daughter Sanjida, 8. However, a child named Shariful, 7, and his mother Shital, 27, were still missing.
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