2 drown, 30 missing as boat capsizes in Jamuna

Two people drowned and 30 others went missing as a boat capsized in Jamuna river in Chauhali upazila of Sirajganj on Tuesday, reports UNB.

Rashedul Islam Biswas, officer-in-charge of Chauhali police station, said the engine-run-boat with over 50 passengers on board was heading towards Chauhali from Enayetpur.

It sank around 1:30 pm near Sathalchar village of the upazila, he said adding that a number of passengers managed to swim ashore immediately.

On information, members of police and fire service went to the spot and started rescue operation. The bodies of a child and an elderly man have so far been retrieved, he added.