Map of Sirajganj districtOn Tuesday, the engine-run boat sank near Sathalchar area with 73 passengers on board while going to Chauhali from EnayetpurRescue workers have recovered four more bodies on Thursday after a boat capsized in the Jamuna River in Chauhali upazila of Sirajganj on Tuesday afternoon, raising the death toll to nine. Later, locals recovered the bodies from the river and brought it ashore. On Tuesday, the engine-run boat sank near Sathalchar area with 73 passengers on board while going to Chauhali from Enayetpur at around 1:30pm. Till now, all nine dead bodies and 57 survivors of the boat capsize were recovered by the locals of the area. Sirajganj Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Faruk Ahmed has already directed UNOs of Chauhali and Belkuchi upazila to provide Tk25,000 each as compensation for the deceased.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 28, 2020 08:26 UTC