2 die as trawler sinks in Buriganga

Two young men died as a trawler capsized in river Buriganga near Keraniganj on Sunday night, reports UNB.

The deceased are Sabbir Hossain, 18, son of Shahidul Islam and Tuhin, 20, son of Afzal Hossain, both from Shariatpur, used to live in Dakhshin Rasulpur area.

Shaker Mohammad Jubayer, officer-in-charge of Dakhshin Keraniganj model police station, said the youths went missing as the boat carrying them sank in the river amid storm while they were crossing it around 7:00pm.

Later, the bodies were retrieved from the river around 8:30pm.