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Panchagarh boat capsize death toll rises to 68

Published : Tuesday, 27 September, 2022 at 3:38 PM  Count : 655

Panchagarh boat capsize death toll rises to 68

Panchagarh boat capsize death toll rises to 68


With the recovery of 18 more bodies from different parts of the Karatoya River till Tuesday afternoon, the death toll from boat capsize in Panchagarh's Boda upazila climbed to 68.

Additional District Magistrate Dipankar Kumar Roy and chief of the probe committee confirmed the death number this afternoon.

The rescue workers postponed their operation at night for the second consecutive day. The team resumed the search operation for the missing people at 5:30am today.
The tragic incident happened on Sunday (September 25) after a boat carrying more than hundred passengers, mostly women and children, capsized in the middle of the Karatoya River.

The passengers were going to Badeshwari temple on the occasion of the celebration of Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion heralding the advent of goddess Durga.

District police chief Sirajul Huda said the boat was carrying three times its permitted capacity.

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