Two shipbreaking workers die
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Our Correspondent
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 05: Two shipbreaking workers died on Monday when a boat capsized in the Sandwip Channel while they were trying to thwart an attempted robbery at a yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram.
The victims, identified as Abdul Khalek Ratan and Saiful Islam, both security guards from Gaibandha district, were on duty at the time of the incident.
A group of 20-25 robbers arrived in two engine-powered boats near a shipbreaking yard in Kumira. Upon spotting the robbers approaching, workers on duty boarded another boat to chase them away.
During the pursuit, the workers' boat lost control and overturned, throwing the occupants into the Sandwip Channel. While two workers managed to swim to safety, Ratan and Saiful went missing.
Their bodies were recovered Monday morning after being found floating near another yard in the area.
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