15 feared dead in motor boat capsize in Meghna
Our Correspondent, Barisal
Fifteen passengers are feared dead after a motor boat with about 70 passengers on board capsized in the Meghna off Hizla in Barisal Thursday afternoon, survivors and locals said.Fishermen and villagers rescued 55 of the passengers from the river. Shamsu Munshi, a survivor, told The Daily Star that the boat sank for overloading passengers and goods including rice, potatoes and betel nuts. The boat, bound for Char Killabazar from Harinathpur Bazar in Hizla upazila, went down near Khunnibazar village, 20 minutes into its journey. Fishermen rushed to the scene and swung into rescue operation. Most of the passengers were women and children, survivors said.
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