Trawler carrying 80 sinks in Mongla river
The vessel, with around 80 passengers, sank around 9am
A passenger trawler sank in Bagerhat's Mongla river while commuting during danger signal 10 due to Cyclone Remal.
The vessel, with around 80 passengers, sank around 9am.
Nishat Tamanna, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) said the overloaded trawler sank in the river in the morning amid inclement weather caused by Cyclone Remal.
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Locals said many have been using the route since dawn, with most being workers of a factory in the nearby Exporters Processing Zone.
Eye-witnesses claimed to have seen people swimming ashore, but also said many were missing.
The Naval police, fire service and coastguard divers conducted rescue operations.
Meanwhile, relatives of the passengers rushed to the spot and vandalised a toll counter.
Since then, trawler movement has been suspended on the Mongla river.
