Barishal, Jan 6 (UNB)- A launch passenger was killed and three others were injured as a launch hit another anchored one in the Meghna River at Kaliganj in Mehendiganj upazila early Sunday.
The victim was identified as Shakib, 32.
Humayun Kabir, a staff of ‘Adventure-9 Launch’, said their Dhaka-bound launch from Barishal anchored at a char in the area due to dense fog.
At one stage, a Barishal-bound launch, Sundarban-6, from Dhaka hit the launch, leaving Shakib, the passenger of ‘Adventure-9 launch’ dead on the spot and three others injured, Kabir said.