United News of Bangladesh

Police on Friday recovered the body of a fisherman from the Arial Kha River in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur, three days after he went missing. The deceased was identified as Nirmal Malo, 60, a resident of Gharua village in the upazila. Family members said Nirmal went out to fish in the river on April 29 morning but did not return home in the evening. Despite frantic searches, his whereabouts remained unknown. Later, his wife Rina Malo filed a general diary with Bhanga Police Station over his disappearance. Rina said locals informed her on Friday afternoon after spotting a body floating in the river. Moshiur Rahman, Sub-Inspector of Bhanga Police Station, said police recovered the body after being informed by locals. He added that the body will be sent to Faridpur Medical College Hospital morgue on Saturday for an autopsy. Legal action will be taken accordingly if a complaint is filed by the victim’s family, he said.

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.