Death toll rises to 7
Shitalakkhya launch capsize: Death toll rises to 8
The death toll from the launch capsize in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj after being hit by a cargo vessel rose to eight with the recovery of two more bodies on Monday.
The body of a 40-year-old man was retrieved from the river in the morning, said deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarter Mohamamd Shahjahan.Shikdar.
Four passengers of the launch are still missing, he said.
Besides, the body of a 30-year-old woman identified as Umme Khairun Fatema, headmistress of Harial Government Primary School in Sonargaon, was recovered from the river in the morning.
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