A 12-year-old schoolgirl died as a boat capsized in Burikeyari haor in Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet early Wednesday, said police. The deceased was identified as Morshed Jahan Ferdousi, of the upazila. She was a sixth grader of Fariza Khatun Girls’ High School. Read: Lightning strike leaves fisherman dead in Sylhet A boat carrying 17-18 people including Ferdousi sank in the haor around 9 am, said Md Shafayet Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Fenchuganj police station. Although locals rescued the other people the girl drowned in the haor. Later, police fished out the body, said the OC.

Two fishermen went missing as a boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal after being hit by a lighter vessel early Wednesday. The missing fishermen were identified as Md Harun, 40, son of Sayed Noor of Paruapara area of Chattogram's Anwara Upazila, and Rashid, 35, of Kutubdia upazila of Cox's Bazar.  Nashir Uddin, in charge of Baro Auliya Naval Police, said that six fishermen went to the sea for fishing on a small boat on Sunday morning.  Read:Speedboat sinks in Bay: Another body recovered, 2 still missing On Tuesday midnight, when they were returning, the boat capsized after being hit by a lighter ship. Four of them managed to swim ashore but Harun and Rashid remained missing. Naval Police, Coast Guard and locals carried out search and rescue operations but failed to trace them. A general diary (GD) has been registered at the Anwara police station.

A boat carrying Haitian migrants apparently capsized off the Bahamas early Sunday, and Bahamian security forces recovered the bodies of 17 people and rescued 25 others, authorities said. It wasn't clear if there were any people missing after the boat sank about seven miles from New Providence. Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said in a statement that the dead included 15 women, one man and an infant. He said the people rescued were taken for observation by health workers. Davis said investigators had determined that a twin-engine speed boat left the Bahamas about 1 a.m. carrying as many as 60 people, apparently bound for Miami. Davis said a criminal investigation had begun into the suspected human smuggling operation. Read:Gangs strangle Haiti’s capital as deaths, kidnappings soar “I would like to convey the condolences of my government and the people of the Bahamas to the families of those who lost their lives in this tragedy,” Davis said. “My government, from the time it came to office, has warned against these treacherous voyages.” Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he sympathized with the parents of the victims. “This new drama saddens the whole nation,” he said. “I launch, once again, an appeal for national reconciliation in order to solve the problems that are driving away, far from our soil, our brothers, our sisters, our children.” A year after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse last July, gang violence has grown worse and Haiti has gone into a freefall that has seen the economy tumble. Attempts to form a coalition government have faltered, and efforts to hold general elections have stalled. The turmoil has led a growing number of people to flee the country of more than 11 million in search of a better and safer life. Several sinkings involving migrants have occurred in the Caribbean this year, including one in May in which 11 people were confirmed dead and 38 were saved off Puerto Rico. Another incident in January saw one man rescued and another confirmed dead after a boat carrying 40 migrants went down off Florida, with the missing never found. Governments in the region, including the United States, have reported a surge in the number of Haitians detained trying to enter other countries.

A fisherman went missing in the  Arial Khan River in Babuganj upazila of Barishal on Thursday after a boat sank in the river being hit by a launch. The missing man was identified as Masum Khan, 30, son of Ismail Khan from the area.  Delwar Hossain, 25, who sustained injuries, was admitted in a local hospital rescued by the locals. Read: Trucker held over death of van puller in city A diving team of the Fire Service and Civil Defence started a search operation from 9 am. According to witnesses, Masum and Delwar went to catch fish in the river Thursday night. When they  were sleeping tying up the boat with paddla  Poysharhat-bound launch hit the boat and it sank around 3am at Gazipur  of Chandpasha union in the upazila,  said Md Khorshed Alam, station officer of Barishal Naval Fire Service Station. He said they are trying  to rescue the missing fisherman.  

Two workers went missing when a boat sank in the Piyan River at Nayagangar Par in Goainghat upazila early Friday.   The identities of the missing people could not be known yet.   Abdul Ahad, officer-in-charge of Goainghat Police Station, said the incident took place around 2 am when the sand-laden boat carrying 11 workers sank in the river after being hit by another boat due to strong current in the river.   Nine workers managed to swim ashore with the help of local people while two went missing.   On information, drivers from local firefighting units went to the spot and started  a rescue operation.

Kurigram, Oct 6 (UNB) – Ten people went missing when a passenger boat sank in the Teesta River in Burirhat area under Rajarhat upazila on Sunday noon.