A 35-year-old man was killed as a cargo vessel sank in the Boithakhali river in Itna upazila of Kishoreganj district on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Ekhlas Uddin, son of Ali Rahman of Beirkona village in Tarail upazila.
Monowar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Itna Police Station, said Ekhlas went missing when a paddy-laden cargo vessel sank in the river around 8am.
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On information, divers from the local Fire Service rushed to the spot and recovered the body around 1:30pm.