Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Bangladesh's state minister for shipping, on Wednesday (January 17, 2024) said the ferry, Rajanigandha, capsized in the Padma River near Paturia ferry terminal in Manikganj after being hit by a bulkhead.“Primarily, it is known that the ferry was anchored near the ghat and a bulkhead hit the ferry,” he said while talking to reporters at the secretariat. The actual reason could be known after getting probe report, he said. Ferry driver missing after it capsizes with vehicles in Padma River“Rajanigandha ferry is a utility ferry and there were a small number of vehicles on it. When vehicles started to board it ,the authorities usually maintain balance and whether the authorities followed it properly at that time it will be known later,” said the minister.The ferry authorities said they anchored the ferry due to dense fog and when they started their journey around 1:30 am from Daulatpur ghat the sky was clear but when they reached near Paturia they experienced poor visibility due to dense fog, he said.A secretary-level officer is on the spot and he will take necessary steps, said Khalid.Mentioning that Bulkhead is needed for transporting goods, the minister said, “The ministry is looking how to modernize those and register those and the Department of Shipping (DoS) is working on it.” Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services resume after 7 hoursA man identified as Humayun Kabir, 39, second master of the ferry, went missing as the ferry on the Daulatdia-Paturia route with nine trucks capsized near No 5 ghat in Paturia of Manikganj district earlier today.

A man has gone missing as a bulkhead vessel hit a trawler in the Rupsha River in Khulna. The missing man was Mahtab Uddin, a worker of the trawler. Monsur, sub-inspector (SI) of Rupsha Naval outpost, said the Hiron point-bound trawler capsized with seven passengers on board as a bulkhead vessel hit it near Rupsha railway bridge around 10pm on Sunday. Mahtab went missing while the other passengers  managed to swim ashore. “A rescue operation is underway,” said SI Monsur.

A sand-carrying bulkhead capsized in a Barishal river after hitting a passenger launch on Monday night. Passengers of the Dhaka bound Morning Sun-9 said the speeding bulkhead hit the launch coming from Bhandaria of Pirozpur towards Dhaka at Mirerhat under Ujirpur upazila of Barishal and capsized. Two people on the bulkhead went missing after the incident. They are Milon and Kalam Sizuddin of Nanduhar village under Swarupkathi upazila of Pirojpur. Read: Nor’wester in Bhola: Bulkhead sinks in Meghna The launch has also been affected by the incident. Later, the launch is anchored in the Chowdhuryhat area and all passengers are safe. Ujirpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ali Arshad said they are on the spot. "Efforts are on to find out the missing two people," he added.

A sand-carrying bulkhead capsized in the Meghna river while another bulkhead hit three makeshift shops on the Meghna River bank during a storm in Bhola Saturday morning. Fortunately no one was injured during the incidents, said Shahjalal Badsha, Officer-in-Charge of Elish river police station in Bhola. Also read: 2 farmers go missing as trawler sinks in Padma According to locals, the bulkhead vessel named MV Tamim Shamim sank near Tulatali Terminal when a nor’wester hit the area around 7:30 am. Six labourers of the vessel were rescued by local people. Meanwhile, another bulkhead vessel named MV Hridoy anchored near Mach Ghat area hit a tea stall and two fish selling shops, leaving them completely damaged during the storm , said OC Shahjalal Badsha. Also read: Speedboat sinks in Bay: Another body recovered, 2 still missing

Five workers drowned as a  soil-laden trawler sank in the Dakatia River off the coast of Chandpur after hitting a bulkhead early Monday. The deceased were identified as Md Mubarak, 45, Md Awal, 50, Md Nasir, 32, Al-Amin, 35, and Nazrul, 35. They used to work in brick kilns at Maishadi and Shahtali villages of Chandpur. Shahedul Islam, deputy assistant director of Chandpur Fire Service, said the trawler carrying 11 people capsized in the river at Mominpur in sadar upazila after it crashed into bulkhead MV Iqbal Hossain-1 amid dense fog around 6:45 am . Read:Sinha murder case verdict being read out  Six people managed to swim ashore while five others drowned. On information, divers from the local fire station rushed to the spot and recovered four bodies  while local people recovered another body, said the official.