A boy died as a boat capsized in the river Buriganga at Keraniganj in Dhaka yesterday morning.
The victim is Tusher, 6, son of Selim Akand of Sabupara village in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali district.
Police said the boat capsized near Sadarghat launch terminal.
The victim's uncle Md Sumon said Tusher drowned as Dipraj-2, the launch they boarded, hit a small boat, they got in from the launch in the middle river to reach Ispahani Kheaghat in South Keraniganj.