The dead body of a person who went missing after a ferry capsized was retrieved on Monday by divers of Aricha Fire Station at Bahadurpur, about 7-8 km away from the spot. 2 of a family among three dead in Manikganj road crash Fire service personnel recovered the body of Humayun Kabir, assistant master of Rajanigandha Ferry in Paturia upazila of Manikganj, six days after the accident. The body was recovered at 4:30 pm, said  Manikganj Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Abdul Hamid Mia. Nomination papers of all Jatiya Party candidates in Manikganj cancelled On January 17, the ferry with pickup trucks and covered vans sank in the Padma River. The assistant master was the only person on board who went missing. Sexagenarian killed in Manikganj road accident

River police recovered the body of a fisherman from Chandpur on Saturday, four days after the fishing boat he was on capsized in Meghna River after being hit by a ferry. Police recovered the floating body of Sanu Gazi, 60, son of Rahim Gazi of Bahria village in the Sadar upazila, from the Harina Ghat area around 12pm,  confirmed Mizanur Rahman, in-charge of Harina River police outpost. Last Tuesday at midnight, seven fishermen went to the Meghna River for netting fish. Later, the fishing boat was hit by a ferry named Golam Maula due to the thick fog and sank. All but Sanu Gazi managed to swim ashore. The coast guard and river police conducted search operations but failed to trace him, said the officer. The body was handed over to his family members after due procedures, he said. Read more: Bangladeshi fisherman injured in firing by Myanmar border force

A 15-year-old fisherman was killed and two others went missing as a Barishal-bound launch sailed over a fishing boat in the Meghna River in Chandpur on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil, 15, said Md Mizanur Rahman, in-charge of Chandpur Harina River Police Outpost. The missing fishermen are Md Riyad, 17, son of Matin Bhuyia  and Md Moktar, 18, son of Nuruzzaman Sheikh. One of the fishermen, Md Faruk, 20, son of Gafur Bepari was rescued alive. They all are residents of Eidgah Bazar of Ibrahimpur union under Chandpur Sadar upazila, he said. Later, Faruk was admitted to the district Sadar hospital in critical condition. The four fishermen were fishing in the river in the Harina area on Sunday night. At one point, a Barishal-bound launch, suspected to be the MV Karnaphuli-3,  hit the boat due to dense fog. Three fishermen went missing while one (Faruk) was rescued alive, he said. Of the three, Abdul Jalil's body washed ashore. The other two fishermen are still missing till this evening, the policeman added. The police officer, however, said that it was not possible to identify the launch, whether it was MV Karnaphuli-3, due to heavy fog. However, an investigation is going on in this regard. The river police are still continuing the search operation for the missing fishermen in the river, he added. A joint rescue operation will be conducted in the Meghna River and its surrounding areas tomorrow morning (Tuesday). An unnatural death case has been filed over the accident. The body was handed over to the family after the due procedure, he added. Read more: Narail boat capsize: Death toll rises to 4

The salvage operation of oil tanker MV-Sagar Nandini-2, which sank with 11 lakh litres of oil after another vessel hit it in the River Meghna Sunday, will be launched Thursday morning. Although two barges were supposed to come from Chandpur to retrieve the vessel that had capsized, one of them, Johura, arrived Tuesday night and another one could not reach the site on time, Coast Guard (South Zone) Media Officer KM Shafiul Kinjal said. The full-fledged salvage operation will start tomorrow as the remaining barge arrived in the afternoon, he said. Members of Coast Guard continued to skim oil from the sunken vessel to stop it from spilling into the river so that the biodiversity of the river is not affected, Shafiul said. "Also, they are working to ensure the security of Shagor Nandini-2." On Sunday, the vessel sank after being hit by another vessel in Meghna due to dense fog in Sadar upazila of Bhola. The oil on the ship spilled into the river. Later, local administration formed a nine-member probe body, headed by Additional District Magistrate Ripon Kumar Saha, to look into the incident. The committee was asked to submit its report within seven working days. Read more: Oil spill in Meghna river threatening environment, vessel still not recovered after 36 hours

A large area in the Meghna river has been polluted by furnace oil spill since a vessel with 11 lakh litres of oil sank in the river — posing threat to biodiversity and environment. The authorities concerned failed to lift the sunken vessel even after 36 (as of 4pm today) hours of the incident though two rescue vessels have left to recover it. Padma Oil Company has formed a four-member probe body to look into the incident and the committee was asked to submit its report within four days. Read: 7 missing after fishing vessel sinks in Karnaphuli River Two members of the probe body have visited the spot. Jamal Hossain, senior fisheries officer of Bhola Fisheries Department, said fish in the river will be in danger due to the oil spill.

A lighter vessel with 11 lakh litre of fuel sank after being hit by another vessel in Meghna river due to dense fog in sadar upazila of Bhola district early Sunday. KM Shafiul Kinjal, media officer of Coast Guard South Zone, said the vessel named ‘Sagar Nandini-2’ carrying 11 lakh litre of fuel from Chattogram port sank in the Meghna as another vessel hit it at Tulatuli Majher Char while heading towards Chandpur Padma Depot around 4 am. The accident took place due to poor visibility caused by the dense fog. All the fuel spilled into the river. Local people later collected the fuel in containers. Fortunately, all 13 crew members of the vessel have been rescued by another vessel passing through the area. On information, a team of coast guard rushed to the spot and took necessary measures to protect the river from pollution.  

The body of a youth was recovered from the Meghna on Sunday morning, four days after he went missing being chased by police in Daulatkhan upazila of Bhola. The deceased was identified as Noman, a worker of the upazila. Read more: Body of 7-yr-old boy found in Gazipur Police chased Noman and other people as they were allegedly gambling on November 24 at Patar Khal Machh Ghat by the river, said locals. Being chased by the police, they fell into the river and all, except Noman, could manage to swim ashore, said Zakir Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Daulatkhan police station. Later, fire service and coast guard divers fished out his body from the river near the Machh Ghat this morning (Sunday), he added. A case has been filed at the police station in this regard, said the OC. Read more: Bangladeshi farmer’s body found along Feni border; BSF blamed Besides, a three-member probe committee headed by Lalmohan Circle Additional Superintendent of Police Zahurul Islam was formed to investigate the death. Meanwhile, two constables of Daulatkhan police station Md Russel and Md Sajib have been temporarily suspended and Daulatkhan police station Sub-Inspector (SI) Swarup Kanti Pal and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Md Sohel Rana have been closed over the incident, said OC Zakir.

The government on Sunday put on hold the proposal to form two new divisions – named after two major rivers in the country, Padma and Meghna. The decision was made in a meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms (NICAR), chaired by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, held at the PMO. Read more: Cabinet Division clears proposal on carving out ‘Padma’, ‘Meghna’ divisions Confirming the matter to UNB, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said the proposal has been suspended as huge amount of funding will be needed to implement it. On November 22, the Cabinet Division finalised the proposal to form two new divisions, Padma and Meghna. Read more: Padma Bridge Rail Project: Trial run of train begins The proposed Padma division will comprise five districts of Faridpur and Meghna division will have six districts – three each from Cumilla and Noakhali. Transferring Islamic University police station in Kushtia to Jhaudia area and renaming it as Jhaudia police station was approved at the NICAR meeting. The relocation of Jhaudia police camp to Islamic University campus and naming it Islamic university police camp was also approved. Besides, proposition  to form municipality at Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira district, subtracting conflicted part of Kajla and Boail union of Sariakandi upazila and adding it to Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur district, reforming the area of Madarganj upazila and extending the area of Mymensingh’s Nandail upazila were approved at the meeting.

The Cabinet Division has finalised the proposal to form two new divisions named after two major rivers in the country - Padma and Meghna.  The proposed Padma division will comprise five districts of Faridpur and Meghna division will have six districts - three each from Cumilla and Noakhali.  It will be placed at National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms (NICAR) meeting on November 27, according to the meeting sources.  Read more: Proposals to import sugar, fertilizer get cabinet body nod  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat.  Six proposals will be placed at the November 27 meeting including creation of administrative department for Padma and Meghna , transferring Islamic University police station in Kustia to Jhaudia area and renaming it as Jhaudia police station .  Also relocation of Jhaudia police camp to Islamic University campus and naming it Islamic university police camp will be proposed.  Read more: Cabinet okays 22 public holidays in 2023 Besides, proposition  to form municipality at Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira district, subtracting conflicted part of Kajla and Boail union of Sariakandi upazila and adding it to Madarganj upajila of Jamalpur district , reforming the area of Madarganj upazila and extending the area of Mymensingh’s Nandail upazila will be made at the meeting.

A fisherman was shot dead  and five others injured in a clash between river police and fishermen who were allegedly fishing in the Meghna River defying a government ban in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ameer Hossain of Kutubpura Matlab Bari in Bhola district. Kamal Hossain, sub-inspector of River Police,  said a team of River Police conducted a drive in the Meghna River as a two-month ban on catching fish is going on. READ: 22-day Hilsa fishing ban: 5,533 jailed, Tk243 crore net seized When the patrol team of River police reached at Maju Chowdhury Haat, 50-60 fishermen from five-six boats encircled the team and started to hurl brick chips targeting police. To bring the situation under control, police fired bullets, leaving Ameer injured. He was taken to Sadar Hospital but the doctors referred him to Dhaka following deterioration of his condition. Meanwhile, Ameer died on the way to a Dhaka Hospital.   Five people including four policemen were injured during the clash and they were given first aid.