4 bodies found after Buriganga collision
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Four bodies were recovered in a search operation up to Monday night following a collision on the Buriganga in the city's Mohammadpur area in the early morning. Kamal Mea, who was travelling on the Muktadi-2 when it went down, said the cargo boat sank following a collision with another cargo vessel coming from the direction of Gabtali at around 5am. The stricken vessel had been loaded with sand at Gazaria in Munshiganj, and was heading for Dhaka Udyan in Mohammadpur. There were 40 people on board at the time of the accident. The deceased have been identified as Rakib (5), his mother Nayantara (40), Sabiha (40) and her mother Hazera Bibi (60).
— bdnews24.com
— bdnews24.com