3 workers missing after boat capsizes in the Teesta

Three workers who went missing in the Teesta river after a boat capsized in Gaibandha's Sundarganj yesterday afternoon have not been found as of this morning.

Workers Atwar, Raju and Rashid went missing while dumping cement blocks to prevent river bank erosion last afternoon.

They remained traceless despite the divers' efforts yesterday afternoon, said Sundarganj upazila nirbahi officer Md Tariqul Islam.

Eleven other workers, who suffered injuries in the boat capsize incident, were admitted to Gaibandha General Hospital.

District Water Development Board's Executive Engineer Md Hafizur Haq said at least 30 workers were engaged in dumping blocks to prevent river bank erosion in the Sreepur area on Saturday afternoon, when it capsized.