10 hurt as Karnafuli-3 launch catches fire in Chandpur

CHANDPUR, Apr 21 (UNB): At least 10 people including women and children were injured as a Dhaka-bound launch from Bhola, the Karnafuli-3, caught fire in the middle of the Meghna river in Majherchar area in Chandpur's Haimchar on Saturday.
Md Shahadat Hossain, deputy director of Chandpur BIWTA, said the fire broke out around 11:30am due to a technical glitch.
At the time, 10 people were injured in the launch fire incident as they panicked and jumped into the river, he added.