Four die in Shitalakkhya trawler capsize

NARAYANGANJ, July 10 (UNB): The bodies of four people, who went missing as a trawler capsized in the Shitalakkhya River near Narayanganj Ghat on Sunday night, were recovered from different points of the river on Tuesday.

The deceased are Dwin Islam (35), son of Kalachan Mia, Imon (22), son of Ramij Uddin of Islampur, Anwar Hossain Falan (35), and Jony, son of Fakir Chan of Madanganj. All of them were workers of a hosiery factory.

Earlier, in the day, divers from Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence started the rescue operation and recovered their bodies from different points of the river between 9:00 am and 10:30 am, said Mamunur Rashid, its deputy assistant director.

On Sunday night, five people went missing as the trawler with at least 50 people on board capsized in the river.