Launch sinks in Patuakhali, 20 missing
Saturday, 3 May 2014
Over 20 passengers went missing as a launch capsized in the Kolagachchia River in Golachipa upazila in Patuakhali amid bad weather on Saturday afternoon.
Witnesses said the launch, MV-Shathil-1, carrying over 50 passengers, sank in the river around 3 pm while heading towards Patuakhali from Rangabali.
Thirty passengers managed to swim ashore while the rest went missing, said
assistant director of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) of Patuakhali SM Badrul Alam, according to UNB.