MUNSHIGANJ, Aug 5, 2023 (BSS) – At least six people died and several others were injured as a picnic boat carrying about 50 people capsized in a tributary of the Padma river after a collision with a bulkhead here tonight. The incident took place around 8:30pm when a sand-laden trawler hit the engine-run boat near Rashkathi village under Louhajang upazila of the district. Munshiganj Superintendent of Police Mohammad Aslam Khan said the trawler was going back to Sirajdikhan upazila after a daylong picnic in the Padma Bridge area. While returning back home, the boat capsized after a collision with the bulkhead. A number of women and children were onboard, he said, adding that the local people initially rushed to the spot and rescued the passengers.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha August 05, 2023 20:45 UTC