A 55-year-old crew member of a sand-laden vessel went missing after it sank following a collision with a launch in the Meghna river off the coast of Charkishoregnj in Munsiganj on Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Lashkar Motaleb of Bhola district. Read: 5 die as trawler sinks in Dakatia River Inspector Zahurul Haque of Kalagachia river police, said the ill-fated vessel, ‘Makam-3’, with six crew members on board, capsized in the river after being hit by Barishal-bound 'MV Surovi-7' launch around 11pm. "Lashkar could not get out of the sunken vessel," said Sabuj, another crew member. 'MV Surovi-7’ was anchored after the accident. "The passengers of the launch escaped unhurt," the police officer said.