Fire service and Civil Defense team on rescue mission to recover missing bodies after a boat capsized in the Buriganga River on Friday; March 08, 2019 Dhaka Tribune
The sand-laden cargo was waiting for repair work
Divers have retrieved four bodies after a sand-laden cargo sank in the Burigranga River.
The deceased were identified as Babu, 19, Mostafa, 55, and Mohibullah, 60, of Pirojpur and Lutfar Rahman, 40, of Jhalakati, reports UNB.
Keraniganj police station Officer-in-Charge Shah Zaman said: “The sand-laden cargo, waiting for repair work at the dockyard, sank around 3am on Friday, near Afaz Dockyard, leaving four staff dead.
He said two masters of the cargo, Taslim-1, swam ashore.
Upon receiving information, divers went to the spot and retrieved the four bodies, said Imran Hossain, an officer at Shyampur Fire Service.
The bodies were handed over to Jajira police outpost, he added.
