Three bodies recovered after Kishoreganj boat capsize

KISHOREGANJ, June 14 (UNB): The bodies of three people who went missing after a boat capsized in Itna Haor of Kishoreganj on Monday afternoon have been recovered on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Siraj Uddin, 60, of Halgarh village in Karimganj upazila, Wasim, 35, of Itna upazila and Md. Masud, 25, son of Md. Mostafa of Damiha union of Tarail upazila.
The engine-driven boat with five people on board was heading towards Dhanpur in Itna Upazila from the Damiha area of Tarail Upazila, said Mushfiqur Rahman, assistant station officer of Itna Fire Service.
The boat sank amid storm in the middle of Sahila-Dhanpur Haor in Itna upazila in the afternoon.
Two passengers of the boat managed to swim ashore but three others went missing, he said.