Woman drowns, child goes missing in Kishoreganj ferry capsize

A woman drowned while a child went missing in the Dhanu river of the district's Itna upazila on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the body of a child was recovered from the Daudkhali river in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat on Monday, reports UNB.

In Kishoreganj, a 50-year-old woman drowned while a child went missing after a ferry capsized in the Dhanu river of the district's Itna upazila Tuesday morning.

The deceased was identified as Mahal Begum, wife of late Salek Miah of the Charpara area of Mithamoin upazila. The missing child has been identified as Rahmotullah, 3, from Itna Sadar upazila.

Kamrul Islam Mollah, officer-in-charge of Itna Police Station, said the ferry carrying 40-50 passengers sank in the river at 9am while crossing the Elongjuri Bazarghat area.

Except the two, all the passengers of the ferry, coming from Mithamoin, managed to swim ashore, he said. "Divers of the fire services have been pressed into action."

In Bagerhat, the body of an 8-year-old child was recovered Monday from the Daudkhali river in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat.

The deceased was identified as Ahad Ali, son of Md. Omar Ali of Pargobindpur Ashrayan Project.

Ahad along with his cousin Jannat had gone missing in the river on Sunday. A search operation was launched that failed to make any headway on the first day.

Members of the Fire Service and Navy recovered the child's body on Monday evening during a joint operation.