At least eight people died and several others are missing when a picnic trawler capsized after colliding with a bulkhead in Munshiganj’s Louhajanj upazila.
There were 46 people onboard the trawler.
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The incident happened around 8:00 pm on Saturday in the Khidirpara union (tributary of Padma) of the upazila, confirmed Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Servie and Civil Defence Headquarters.
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Bodies of two men, four women, two children have benn recovered so far, he said.
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A team from the Bangladesh Coast Gurad, a unit of Louhajanj Fire Station and Dhaka's diving unit of the fire service are working to rescue the rest of the missing passengers.