Kishoreganj ferry capsize: Woman drowns, child goes missing

A 50-year-old woman drowned while a child went missing after a ferry capsized in the Dhanu river in Kishoreganj district’s Itna upazila Tuesday morning, reports news agency UNB.

The deceased was identified as Mahal Begum, from Charpara area of Mithamoin upazila while the missing child is Rahmatullah, 3, from Itna Sadar upazila.

Kamrul Islam Mollah, officer-in-charge of Itna police station, said the ferry carrying 40-50 passengers sank in the river at around 9:00am while crossing the Elongjuri Bazarghat area.

Except the two, all the passengers of the ferry, coming from Mithamoin, managed to swim ashore, he said. “Divers of the fire services have been conducting a rescue operation,” he added.