trawler capsize
20 die as trawler capsizes in Brahmanbaria; many more still missing
At least 20 people drowned and many more went missing as a trawler sank after being hit by another sand-laden one in the Laiska Canal under Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Friday evening.
Although the identities of the deceased could not be known yet, sources said most of the victims were women and children.
Confirming the shocking incident, officer-in-charge of Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station Md Imranul Islam told UNB that fire service drivers have been working relentlessly to rescue the victims.
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A witness, identifying himself as Rizvi, said the trawler was carrying nearly 100 passengers.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of the district Hayat Ud-Daula Khan and Superintendent of Police Md Anisur Rahman visited the spot.
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“The local administration will provide Tk20,000 to families of each deceased. The injured will get free treatment,” he said.
Bangladesh, a delta nation crisscrossed by more than 230 rivers, sees such tragic incidents regularly.
Woman goes missing in Meghna trawler capsize
A woman went missing after a potato-laden trawler capsized in the Meghna River near Kazipura in Gajaria upazila of Munshiganj on Tuesday.
The missing woman was identified as Belayetunnisa , 52, wife of Abdul Jalil of Molla Char in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila.
Also read: Bride among 7 dead as trawler sinks in Meghna
Abdus Salam, in-charge of Gazaria Naval Police Outpost, said Belayetunnisa was going to Chandpur from Muktarpur area of Munshiganj in the large trawler carrying 400 maunds of potatoes.
The trawler sank in the Meghna at around 8:15 am. Three people managed to swim ashore but Belayetunnisa went missing, he said.
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Police said the trawler has not been salvaged yet.
Bride among 7 dead as trawler sinks in Meghna
At least seven people, including two children and a newlywed bride, died Tuesday as a trawler carrying wedding guests sank in the River Meghna.
Netrakona trawler capsize: Death toll reaches 12
Bodies of two people who remained missing after a trawler capsized on Gumai River of Netrakona's Kamlakanda upazila, were found on Friday, raising the death toll to 12.
Netrokona trawler capsize: 10 bodies retrieved from Gumai River
Ten bodies have so far been retrieved following the capsize of a trawler in the Gumai River in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona district.
11 dead in Netrakona trawler capsize
At least 11 people, including five minors and three women, drowned after a trawler capsized on Gumai River of Netrakona's Kamlakanda upazila on Wednesday morning.
Cop, son missing as trawler sinks in Narail
A policeman and his son went missing as a trawler capsized in the Madhumati River at Kalna in Lohagara upazila on Friday evening.
Food-laden trawler capsizes in Meghna River
A trawler carrying 24 tonnes of food grains and 14 people onboard capsized in Mehgna River due to strong currents near Molhed area of Chandpur Sadar upazila on Sunday.
Man drowns in Munshiganj trawler capsize
A man drowned on Tuesday as a trawler capsized in Shitalakshya River after being hit by a sand laden bulkhead near Metrosem cement factory in the district.
Cox’s Bazar trawler capsize: 2 more bodies recovered from Bay
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard recovered the bodies of two people, believed to have been the victims of trawler capsize of February 11, from Paschimpara beach in St Martin’s Island in Teknaf upazila here on Monday, raising the death from the accident to 21.