16 killed as speedboat collides with bulkhead

At least 16 people were drowned and several missing in a head-on collision between a speedboat and a sand-laden bulkhead in Kathalbari Ghat area near Banglabazar Ferry Ghat in Madaripur at around 7:00am on Monday.

Ashikur Rahman, inspector of traffic police at Banglabazar Ferry Ghat, confirmed this to Prothom Alo.

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