PATUAKHALI,
Oct 25: Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) on Saturday recovered
the bodies of five passengers, who went missing after a speedboat
capsized in the Agunmukha River in Rangabali Upazila of the district.
The
deceased were identified as Mohibbullah, 45, constable of Rangabali
Police Station (PS), Md Kabir, 30, loan officer of Rangabali Khalgora
Branch of NGO 'Asha', Mostafizur Rahman, 35, inspector of Baherchar
Branch of Krishi Bank, Hasan, 25, of Amkhola Village in Galachipa
Upazila, and Imran, 25, of Konakdia Village in Bauphal Upazila of the
district.
Three of the bodies were recovered from the Tentulia River
at Ulania Bazar in Galachipa Upazila while rest two bodies from the
Ramnabad River in Rangabali, said Rangabali PS Officer-in-Charge (OC)
Ali Ahmed.
On Thursday evening, a speedboat with 18 people capsized in the Agunmukha River in Rangabali Upazila due to inclement weather.
Thirteen passengers managed to swim ashore but five others went missing, the OC added.
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