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Faulty vessels are being repaired at a dockyard.

Unfit launches spruced up for Eid trips

With less than two weeks left for Eid-ul-Fitr, rundown and faulty launches are being refurbished and repaired to sail on river routes across the country during the huge rush of holidaymakers, ...

Cargo ship Rupshi-9 hits ML Ashrafuddin in Mahmudnagar area of Narayanganj on 20 march 2022.

Narayanganj launch capsize: Death toll rises to 12

The death toll from Sunday's launch accident in the Shitalakkhya River off Narayanganj coast rose to 12, with the recovery of four more bodies on Tuesday

The launch ML Afsar Uddin was capsized in Shitalakkhya river on Sunday after being rammed by the cargo vessel Ruposi-9

Launch accident Death toll rises to 10, rescue operation postponed

The river police on Tuesday evening postponed the rescue operation in Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj over capsizing the passenger launch, ML Afsar Uddin

Inland waterway's masters were operating the cargo

Launch accident Inland waterway's masters were operating the cargo

The masters of the inland waterway were operating the cargo, which is blamed to hit the passenger carrying launch ML Afsar Uddin in Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj

Cargo ship Rupshi-9 hits ML Ashrafuddin in Mahmudnagar area of Narayanganj on 20 march 2022.

Shitalakkhya launch capsize: Death toll rises to 7

The death toll from the launch capsize in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj after being hit by a cargo vessel rose to seven with the recovery of another body on Monday morning

Relatives of the missing persons started gathering on the both side of river for the missing their dear ones.

Death toll in Shitalakkhya launch capsize rises to six

At least six bodies, including of a three-year-old child, were recovered after launch carrying around 50-60 passengers went down in the Shitalakkhya River after being hit by a cargo vessel near Al ...

Cargo ship Rupshi-9 hits ML Ashrafuddin in Mahmudnagar area of Narayanganj on 20 march 2022.

Death toll in Shitalakkhya launch capsize rises to five

The death toll from the launch that capsized in Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj increased to five with at least 20 passengers still missing.

Cargo ship Rupshi-9 hits ML Ashrafuddin in Mahmudnagar area of Narayanganj on 20 march 2022.

Launch capsizes in Shitalakkhya after being hit by cargo vessel, one dead

A launch with at least 30 passengers aboard sank in the Shitalakkhya River after it was hit by a cargo vessel in Narayanganj on Sunday afternoon, killing at least one person.

Jhalakathi launch fire

How rules flouting and negligence cause frequent launch disasters in Bangladesh

With about 24,00km of waterways Bangladesh boasts of a wide network river routes. Waterways have been the common, traditional and cheaper mode of transportation for the people here.

Jhalakathi launch fire

Negligence of officials, owners behind MV Abhijan-10 fire: Citizens’ probe body

A 16-member Citizens’ Investigation Committee has found the negligence of four government officials, four launch owners and four others in the Jhalakathi MV Abhijan-10 fire incident that claimed the ...

Mass graves of the unidentified ill-fated people killed in the launch fire on Friday. The picture was taken from Potkakhali in Barguna on 26 December.

Jhalakathi launch fire Death toll goes up to 50

The death toll from the Jhalakathi launch inferno rose to 50 with another victim succumbing to her injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Tuesday night

Narayanganj district map

4 held over Narayanganj trawler capsize

Keraniganj Police Station held four people, including the driver and master of MV Farhan-6 launch, at night over trawler capsize in the River Dhaleshwari off the coast of Narayanganj Sadar upazila ...

Relatives of the missing passengers wait on the banks of Dhaleshwari river on 5 January, 2022

At least 15 missing as trawler capsized in Narayanganj

Although many of the passengers managed to swim ashore or got to the river banks through other vessels, at least 15 of them went missing

Citizens’ committee formed to probe MV Abhijan-10 tragedy

Citizens’ committee formed to probe MV Abhijan-10 tragedy

A 17-member eminent citizen inquiry committee has been formed to find out the real cause of the fire that caused so many casualties in the MV Abhijan-10 passenger launch, identify those responsible ...

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