Photo: BSSCHANDPUR, Dec 26, 2025 (BSS) – At least four people were killed in a collision between two passenger launches—Zakir Samrat-3 and Adventure-9—amid dense fog on the Meghna River in the Harina area of Chandpur Sadar. The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately, as both launches left for their respective destinations shortly after the incident. Chandpur BIWTA Deputy Director Babu Lal Vaidya said the two launches collided due to poor visibility caused by dense fog in the Meghna River. In a separate incident, passenger launch Imam Hasan-5 met with an accident due to dense fog while returning to Chandpur. On Thursday night, the launch collided head-on with a sand-carrying bulkhead anchored in the Mohanpur area of the Meghna River in Matlab Uttar upazila.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 26, 2025 06:17 UTC