6 missing in Bogra boat capsize
Monday, 23 June 2014
At least six people went missing as a boat capsized in the Jamuna River in Sariakandi upazila in Bogra on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses said the shallow-engine run boat carrying 23 people sank in the middle of the river around 6pm due to storm wind. All but six managed to swim ashore. Waheduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sariakandi Police Station, said divers launched a drive to rescue the missing people, according to a news agency.