Trawler capsizes in Passur river, 1 dead
One person died and several others remained missing after a passenger-carrying trawler capsized in the Passur river in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat this morning.
Body of Shundor Bishwash, 55, was recovered by rescuers of fire service department with help of locals, our Khulna correspondent reports quoting Masud Sarder, deputy director of Bagerhat Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Deatails of the missing people and total number of passengers of the trawler were not known immediately, the correspondent said.
Meanwhile, a team of divers were on their way from Khulna to assist in the rescue operation, the official said.
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