3 missing as boat capsizes in Brahmaputra
Saturday, 25 July 2015
Three persons including two students have gone missing in a boat capsize in the Brahmaputra River near Galakata bazaar under Gafargoan upazila of Mymensingh district on Saturday. A small mechanised boat was carrying about 30 persons and was heading for Galakata Bazar from Char Agli in Gafargaon. The boat sank presumably due to over loading at about 11.00 am, said Badrul Alam Khan, officer-in-Charge (OC) of Pagla Police Station. Of the total passengers, three were missing till filing of this report. Others were rescued by the locals, said OC. On information, Fire service divers from Mymensingh rushed to the spot and started rescue operation at about round 2.00 pm, police said, according to a news agency.
-SRS