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Dhaka: A major accident has come to light in Bangladesh’s Buriganga river. According to the information, a boat has overturned in the Buriganga river, in which four people have died. Many people are missing.
According to sources, this incident happened in Buriganga river of Dhaka. The Dhaka Tribune reported that a boat capsized near Telghat area of Keraniganj, killing at least four people.
The incident took place around 8:15 pm on Sunday night when a boat traveling from Sadarghat in Dhaka towards Telghat hit a sand dune. At the same time, soon after getting information about the accident, three units of the fire service and a rescue team of the Coast Guard reached the spot and started the rescue operation.
The Dhaka Tribune quoted fire service officials as saying that four people had died. Apart from this, eight people have been saved. However, several people on board the boat are still missing. According to acting fire service and civil defense officer Shahjahan Sardar, the eight rescued include four men, three women and a child.
Brigadier General Rashid Un Nabi, director of the Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, said the process of shifting the bodies of the deceased was underway.
