BHOLA, Dec 25 (UNB): A trawler carrying 50 picnickers capsized in the Meghna River after hitting a hidden shoal near Bason-Bhanga Char in Tajumuddin upazila on Thursday.
Locals said the Monpura-bound trawler from Lalmohan upazila sank in the river around 2:30pm.
However, local people and travellers from other vessels rescued all the 50 passengers of the sunken trawler, said Kamruzzaman, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Tajumuddin upazila.
On information, a police team from Tajumuddin Police Station rushed to the spot.
All rescued as picnic trawler capsizes
FE Team | Published: December 26, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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