The death toll from Sunday's launch accident in the Shitalakkhya River off Narayanganj coast rose to 12, with the recovery of four more bodies on Tuesday. A rescue team of the local fire service fished out the body of Abdullah Al Jaber (30) around 8 am and that of a three-year-old child named Arohi, aged around three, around 10.30 am from the river, said deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters, Mohamamd Shahjahan Shikdar. Later at 10 am, the Coast Guard members recovered the body of another person from Gazaria in Munshiganj. However, the body couldn’t be identified yet. The body of Hatem Ali, 60, was recovered on Tuesday night, fire service sources said "Two more passengers of the ill-fated launch -- Moslem Uddin Hatem (55) from Munshiganj and Jobayer Hossain -- are still missing, and rescue operations are on to find them," said Narayanganj Fire Service deputy assistant director Abdullah Al Arefin. Read: Shitalakkhya launch capsize: BIWTA files 2 cases accusing eight On Sunday, Munshiganj-bound launch ML Asraf Uddin, carrying 50-60 passengers, capsized in the river as cargo vessel MV Rupshi-9 hit it around 2.30 pm, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence HQ. Some 15-20 people managed to swim ashore. That very day, six bodies were retrieved from the river by rescuers. The deceased were identified as Joynal Bhuiyan, 50, Arifa Begum, 35, her 15-month-old son Shafayet Hossain, Fatema (7), Smrity Rani Barman, (19) and Salma, 33. The death toll reached eight on Monday when two more bodies were fished out. One of them was a 40-year-old unidentified man while another was Umme Khairun Fatema, 30, the headmistress of Harial Government Primary School in Sonargaon. On Monday only, rescue vessel ‘Pratyay’ of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) retrieved the sunken launch ‘MV Afsar Uddin’ from the river. However, no body was found inside the launch, according to fire service officials. Meanwhile, BIWTA announced an indefinite suspension of launch movement on Narayanganj-Chandpur and Munshiganj routes from Monday. BIWTA also filed two separate cases against eight staffers of the cargo vessel that had hit the launch. The naval police seized MV Ruposhi-9, the cargo ship owned by the City Group, after it docked at Munshiganj port shortly after the accident and detained its staffers.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority  (BIWTA) filed two separate cases against eight staffers of the cargo vessel that hit a launch in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj leaving at least eight people dead. BIWTA Deputy Director (Naval Safety) Babu Lal Vaidya filed the two cases at Bandar police station in Narayanganj and naval court on Monday, said Masud Kamal, Joint Director of BIWTA Narayanganj river port. Detained master-driver, greaser engineer, and six other staffers of the cargo vessel were shown arrested in the case filed with police, said Md Moniruzzaman, officer-in-Charge of Narayanganj sadar naval police station. They have been produced before court seeking a seven day remand for interrogation, said the OC. Meanwhile, BIWTA has announced an indefinite suspension of launch movement on Narayanganj-Chandpur and Munshiganj from Monday. READ: Shitalakkhya launch capsize: Death toll rises to 8 “Lack of skill among launch drivers, carelessness, small sizes of vessels are some of the many reasons for suspension of launch movements on this route, “ said Masud Kamal, Joint Director of BIWTA Narayanganj river port. Death toll from the accident rose to eight on Monday after recovering two more bodies from the river. 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. Besides, the body of a 45-year-old woman identified as Umme Khairun Fatema, headmistress of Harial Government Primary School in Sonargaon, was recovered from the river in the morning. Four passengers of the launch are still missing, he said. The missing are Abdullah Al Jaber Adnan,35, from Dhaka’s Demra area, Moslem Uddin hatem,55, from Munshiganj, Arohi and Jobayer Hossain. Earlier, rescue vessel ‘Pratyay’ of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) retrieved sunken launch ‘MV Afsar Uddin’ from the Sitalakkhya River around 5:30am. However, no body was found inside the launch, said the fire service officials. On Sunday, Munshiganj-bound launch ML Asraf Uddin, carrying around 50-60 passengers, capsized in the river as cargo vessel MV Rupshi-9 hit it around 2:30 pm, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters.Some 15-20 passengers managed to swim ashore. At least six bodies, including two children, were recovered on the day. The deceased were identified as Joynal Bhuiyan, aged about 50,  Arifa Begum, 35, her 15-months old son Shafayet Hossain, Fatema, 7, Smrity Rani Barman, 19, Salma, 33. The naval police seized MV Ruposhi-9, a cargo ship owned by City Group. The cargo anchored at ‘Hossain The Dockyard’ in Munshiganj shortly after the accident and detained nine staffs in it.

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. Read: Truck-private car collision leaves 5 dead in Ctg

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Thursday seized cargo vessel MV SKL-3 that hit a launch in the Sitalakkhya River on April 4, leaving  35 people  dead  on April 4. Fourteen staff were detained along with the vessel from the Meghna River in Gazaria of Munshiganj around 2 pm, said Mostain Billah, Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner. Gazaria Naval Police Station Officer Md Abdus Salam said the detainees and the cargo ship were handed over to naval police at 2:40 pm. Also Read: Sitalakkhya launch capsize: Death toll rises to 34 A launch with around 50 passengers on board capsized in the Sitalakkhya River claiming 35 lives in Narayanganj on April 4. Earlier, a case was filed over the matter on Tuesday night with Bandar Police Station. The Munshiganj-bound launch ML Rabit Al Hasan capsized after being hit by the goods-laden cargo ship. Around 20 passengers managed to swim ashore after the collision. Two separate probe bodies were formed by Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner and the BIWTA under the Shipping Ministry to look into the incident.

The death toll from the launch capsize in the Sitalakkhya River rose to 34 with the recovery of five more bodies on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Shahzaman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said police recovered the bodies from different parts of the river. Also Read: Launch Capsize in Sitalakkhya: Death toll jumps to 26 The deceased were identified as Kazi Yusuf, 40 of Munshiganj district, Tanvir Hossain Gridoy, 17, a 1st year student of Riazuddin College in the capital’s Mirpur area, Mohammad Shohagh 25, son of Sirajul Islam of Lalmatia in the capital, Rizvi Ahmed, 21 of Malpara Munshiganj and Akash Shaha, 11, son of Haradhan Shaha of Munshiganj district. Munshiganj-bound launch ML Rabit Al Hasan was carrying around 50 passengers when it capsized after being hit by an oil-laden tanker around 6pm on Sunday in Narayanganj. Police said the oil tanker could not be seized. Around 20 passengers managed to swim ashore after the collision. Five bodies were recovered that night. Golam Maula Sadeque, chairman of Bangladesh Inland and Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), said divers from local Fire Service and Coast Guard managed to salvage the sunken launch with the help of a salvage ship and recovered 21 more bodies from it at noon. Also Read: Launch with 50 passengers capsizes in Shitalakkhya Upazila Health Officer (UNO) Nahida Barik handed over the bodies to their families at 2pm. A total of 29 bodies have been recovered till Monday, said UNO Nahida Barik. Two separate probe bodies were formed by Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner and the BIWTA under the Shipping Ministry to look into the incident. Police identified the deceased as Runa Aktar, 24, Soleman Bepari, 60, his wife Bebi Begum, 55, Sunita Saha, 40, her sons Bikash Saha, 22, Anik Saha, 12, Sakhina, 45, Bithi, 18, her daughter Arifa, 1, Pratima Shwarma, 50, Shamsuddin, 90, his wife Rehena Begum, 65, Md Jakir, 45, Hafizur Rahman, 24, his wife Tahmina, 20, their son Abdullah, 1, Narayan Das, 65, his wife Parboti Rani Das, 45, Saiful, 45, Ajmir, 15, Shah Alam Mridha, 55, Jakir Hossain, 45, Moharani, 37, Anowar Hossain, 45, Maksuda Begum, 30, her daughter Mansura, 7, Rizvi, 20 and Dola Begum, 34 and Sauda Aktar Lata, 18.  

Two more bodies were retrieved from the sunken launch in the Sitalakkhya River, pushing the death toll from the accident to 28 until Monday evening. Police identified the deceased as Runa Aktar, 24, Soleman Bepari, 60, his wife Bebi Begum, 55, Sunita Saha, 40, her sons Bikash Saha, 22, Anik Saha, 12, Sakhina, 45, Bithi, 18, her daughter Arifa, 1, Pratima Shwarma, 50, Shamsuddin, 90, his wife Rehena Begum, 65, Md Jakir, 45, Hafizur Rahman, 24, his wife Tahmina, 20, their son Abdullah, 1, Narayan Das, 65, his wife Parboti Rani Das, 45, Saiful, 45, Ajmir, 15, Shah Alam Mridha, 55, Jakir Hossain, 45, Moharani, 37, Anowar Hossain, 45, Maksuda Begum, 30, her daughter Mansura, 7, Rizvi, 20, and Sauda Aktar Lata, 18. Munshiganj-bound launch ML Rabit Al Hasan was carrying around 50 passengers when it capsized after being hit by an oil-laden tanker around 6pm on Sunday in Narayanganj. Police said the oil tanker could not be seized. Around 20 passengers managed to swim ashore after the collision. Five bodies were recovered that night. Golam Maula Sadeque, chairman of Bangladesh Inland and Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), said divers from local Fire Service and Coast Guard managed to salvage the sunken launch with the help of a salvage ship and recovered 21 more bodies from it at noon. Upazila Health Officer (UNO) Nahida Barik handed over the bodies to their families at 2pm. Relatives say nine passengers are still unaccounted for. Two separate probe bodies were formed by Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner and the BIWTA under the Shipping Ministry to look into the incident.

A launch carrying around 50 passengers sank in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj on Sunday. Narayanaganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Jayedul Alam said an oil-laden tanker hit Munshiganj-bound launch ML Rabit Al Hasan around 6pm. The launch capsized soon after the collision. Around 20 passengers managed to swim ashore while the rest are still unaccounted for, he said. Also read: Bay of Bengal trawler capsize: 4 bodies recovered

A Sundarbans-bound tourist launch capsized after getting stuck on a shoal of the River Pasur early Friday.

A Dhaka Court on Thursday put Mosaddek, the owner of Mayur-2 launch, on a three-day remand in connection with the launch capsize in the Buriganga River last month.

The apparently ‘miraculous’ survivor from Sunday’s tragic accident on the Buriganga near Sadarghat was traced down Saturday in a different part of Mitford Hospital from the one he was alleged to have fled on Wednesday.