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

The death toll from Monday's Malaysia-bound trawler capsize rose to six, with the recovery of two more bodies from the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday night. However, the identities of the two deceased, both women believed to be in their 20s, could not be ascertained immediately. Md Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station, said that on information, they recovered one body from the Shilkhali Sea beach and another from the South Shilkhali Sea beach, respectively, on Wednesday night. The bodies were sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for post-mortem, he said, adding that the bodies will be handed over to their families once their identities are ascertained. Read: Trawler capsize: 29 Rohingya refugees among 33 detained en route to Malaysia The Malaysia-bound trawler carrying over 100 Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal on Monday. Some 45 Rohingya refugees have been rescued so far, while the bodies of five women and one child were also recovered from the sea later. Meanwhile, police filed a case against 24 human traffickers at the local police station on Wednesday. However, none has been arrested in connection with the case.  

The bodies of three people who went missing after a boat capsized in Itna Haor of Kishoreganj Monday afternoon have been recovered. Read: Couple drowns in boat capsize in Titas River, minor girl missing The deceased were identified as Siraj Uddin, 60, of Halgarh village in Karimganj upazila, Wasim, 35, of Itna upazila and Md. Masud, 25, son of Md. Mostafa of Damiha union of Tarail upazila.The engine-driven boat with five people on board was heading towards Dhanpur in Itna Upazila from the Damiha area of ​​Tarail Upazila, said Mushfiqur Rahman, assistant station officer of Itna Fire Service. The boat sank amid storm in the middle of Sahila-Dhanpur Haor in Itna upazila in the afternoon. Read: One drowns, another missing in boat capsize in Chandpur Two passengers of the boat managed to swim ashore but three others went missing, he said. A team of divers of Itna Fire service started the rescue operation around 7am on Tuesday and recovered the bodies around 9:30 am, the fire service official said.

A murder case has been filed against six people including the owner of a bulkhead in connection with the trawler capsize  in the Dakatia River that left five people dead. The accused are – owner of the bulkhead Iqbal Hossain, captain Bahar, workers Jabed, Abul Bashar, Yunus and Didar. Chandpur Naval Police Station OC Md Mujahidul Islam said Kaushar Mia, nephew of deceased worker Awal,filed the case on Monday night. READ: Trawler capsize in Dakatia River: 4 detained Four of the accused have been arrested while two others  went into hiding, he said On December 31, a trawler carrying 11 people capsized in the river after colliding with a bulkhead  in the Dakatia river near Mominpur village area of Chandpur Sadar upazila. Of the 11 workers in the trawler, six managed to swim ashore while  five drowned. READ: 5 die as trawler sinks in Dakatia River The deceased were all residents of Muradnagar and Titash upazilas of Comilla.

One more vehicle was fished out of the river Friday as the salvage of the ferry that sank at Paturia dock Wednesday continued. Around 12.30pm, a van was retrieved from the river. So far, a total of four trucks, six vans and a motorcycle have been recovered from the water. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) chairman Golam Md Sadek said that rescue vessel Prottoy would take some time to reach the dock due to strong currents. "However, rescue ship Rustom may reach the dock by this evening and assist Hamza in the rescue operations. After retrieving all the vehicles, the ferry will be pulled out of the river through alternative arrangements if Rustom and Hamza fail to do it," he said. READ: Ferry capsizes at Paturia dock Meanwhile, the in-charge of the rescue mission unit and joint director of BIWTA, Fazlur Rahman said three more vans and a motorcycle were detected and would be fished out in phases. Meanwhile none of the recovered vehicles has been handed over to their owners, many of whom gathered at the dock this morning. The two probe committees formed by the Ministry of Shipping and Manikganj district administration visited the accident spot at Paturia terminal-5 on Thursday evening. Head of the district probe committee, additional magistrate Sanwarul Haque said that "a report will be submitted within seven working days". READ: Strong current disrupts ferry services, hundreds of vehicles stranded at Paturia Around 9.30am on October 27, the ferry -- Amanat Shah -- capsized near Paturia's number five ferry terminal with 14 trucks, vans and seven motorcycles on board. The vessel tilted after water gushed in through a crack in its bottom while it was preparing to anchor at the dock.

A ferry carrying vehicles capsized at the Paturia dock on Wednesday morning. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported. The accident occurred around 9am near Paturia's number five ferry terminal when the vessel, Shah Amanat, was preparing to anchor at the dock. READ: India ferry tragedy: One dead, two missing, 87 rescued The ferry was heading towards Aricha from Rajbari’s Daulatdia ghat and was carrying trucks, vans and motorcycles, sources at the Fire Services headquarters told UNB. Some of the people on the ferry managed to swim ashore when it sank, the sources said. READ: 60 'missing' in India ferry accident "Members of the diving unit of the fire services have been pressed into action," they added.

Three persons drowned while four others went missing after a passenger vessel sank in the Turag river off the coast of Savar following a collision with a bulkhead on Saturday. The identities of the missing could not be known immediately. Kazi Mazharul Islam, officer-in-charge of Savar Police Station, said the Gabtoli-bound vessel with 15 people on board capsized in the river after hitting the bulkhead off the coast of Savar's Aminbazar on the outskirts of Dhaka this morning. READ: Trawlers with 24 fishermen capsize in the Bay, one dies While eight people managed to swim to safety, seven others went missing.  On information, divers from the local fire service station rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. READ: 11 fishers rescued as trawler capsizes in Bay of Bengal The bodies of two children and a woman were subsequently fished out of the river, said Raihanul, station officer (media) of Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters.

At least 60 people are missing after two passenger boats crashed into each other in the Brahmaputra river of the northeastern state of Assam Wednesday, officials said. The two boats carrying over a hundred passengers collided near Nimati Ghat in the state's Jorhat district, some 350km from Assam's capital Guwahati. READ: Brahmanbaria trawler capsize: death toll climbs to 23 "So far, some 30 people have been rescued. One of the boats has capsized in the river. Rescue operations are on," a state disaster response force official told the media. Local TV channels aired footage of the rescue operations by the disaster management personnel. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted to say that he had directed the Jorhat administration officials to help in the rescue operations. READ: Couple drowns in boat capsize in Titas River, minor girl missing "I am pained at the tragic boat accident near Nimati Ghat, Jorhat," he also tweeted.

The death toll from the tragic incident of trawler capsize in Brahmanbaria reached 22 with the recovery of another body of a minor girl on Saturday morning. Divers recovered the body of Nasran, 3, from the Laiska Canal in the morning. Officials said 11 women, eight children and three men were among the deceased. Meanwhile, police arrested three people, including the driver of the trawler that hit the ill-fated one from Char Islampur in Bijoynagar upazila of the district on Friday evening. READ: 20 die as trawler capsizes in Brahmanbaria; many more still missing Mozammel Hossain Reza, additional superintendent of Brahmanbaria Sadar Circle, said local people caught trawler driver Jamir Mia, 35, Mohammad Khokon, 22, and Mohamamd Russel, 18, while they were fleeing the scene and handed them over to police. On Friday evening, over 20 people drowned and many more went missing as the trawler sank after being hit by another sand-laden one in the Laiska Canal. READ: Woman goes missing in Meghna trawler capsize The deceased were identified as Takua, 8, daughter of Abdullah, Arif Billah, 20, Manju Begum, 60, Farida Begum, 40, Munni Begum, 6, Minara Begum, 42, Anjana Biswas, 30, Tridiba Biswas, 3, Kamala Begum, 45, Momena Begum, 55, Kajla Begum, 35, Tasfia Meem, 12, Tanvir, 8, Sajim, 7, Sharmin, 18, Jharna Begum, 55, Mahida Akter, 5, Sirajul Islam, 58, Rabuna Begum, 40 and Sajid, 3. Officer-in-charge of Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station Md Imranul Islam told UNB that fire service divers have been working relentlessly to trace out the missing passengers. READ: Bay of Bengal trawler capsize: 4 bodies recovered A witness, identifying himself as Rizvi, said the trawler was carrying nearly 100 passengers. Bangladesh, a delta nation crisscrossed by more than 230 rivers, sees such tragic incidents regularly.

Divers  recovered the body of a man from Laiska Canal in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Friday midnight, raising the death toll from a trawler capsize in the canal to 21. Fire services sources said they managed to recover the body around 12am. On Friday evening , over 20 people drowned and many more went missing as a trawler sank after being hit by another sand-laden one in the Laiska Canal. Although the identities of the deceased could not be known yet, sources said most of the victims were women and children. Read: Bay of Bengal trawler capsize: 4 bodies recovered Officer-in-charge of Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station Md Imranul Islam told UNB that fire service drivers have been working relentlessly to trace out the missing passengers. A witness, identifying himself as Rizvi, said the trawler was carrying nearly 100 passengers. Read: Netrakona trawler capsize: Death toll reaches 12 Bangladesh, a delta nation crisscrossed by more than 230 rivers, sees such tragic incidents regularly.