2 die as trawler capsizes in Barishal

Two members of the crew died as a trawler capsized in the Meghna river in Barishal’s Hijla upazila during stormy weather on Wednesday morning, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as Abdur Rob Bepari, 55, son of Sabed Ali and Md Rajib, 15, son of Abdus Salam, resident of Gobindapur village in Momonia union.

According to Momonia UP chairman Nasir Uddin, the trawler carrying ten crew sank in the river around 7:00am.

Eight workers managed to swim ashore to safety but Bepari and Rajib remained missing after the incident.

Later, their bodies were retrieved from the river around 2:00pm, the UP chairman said.