24 killed in Bangladesh on technique to Mahalaya ceremony after boat capsizes on Karatoya river

According to witnesses, a ship full of passengers going in the direction of a temple on the event of Mahalaya sank in the course of the
Karatoya river on Sunday afternoon.

Though many passengers had been capable of swim ashore, girls and youngsters drowned within the river. (Representative picture)

HIGHLIGHTSAuthorities stated those that have drowned largely embody girls and youngsters.The rescue operation for these lacking is underway.A five-member staff has been shaped to probe the incident

At least 24 individuals drowned and a number of other extra went lacking after a ship capsized on the Karatoya river within the northern district of Panchagarh in Bangladesh on Sunday.

The accident befell in Auliar Ghat space beneath Maria Union Parishad of Boda Upazila (an administrative area in Bangladesh functioning as a sub-unit of a district). According to rescued passengers and locals, individuals from the Hindu neighborhood from Boda, Panchpir, Marea and Banghari areas had been going from Aulia Ghat in the direction of Badheshwar temple to supply prayers on the event of Mahalaya–an auspicious event within the Hindu calendar marking the arrival of Goddess Durga.

The boat had taken extra passengers than its permissible carrying capability, as a consequence of which it overturned after crusing to the center of Karatoya river on Sunday afternoon. Though many passengers had been capable of swim ashore, most individuals are nonetheless lacking.

Soon after getting data, Panchagarh deputy commissioner Mohammad Zahurul Islam rushed to the spot. The deputy commissioner stated 24 individuals drowned because the boat was full of passengers. “The bodies recovered so far include women and children,” stated Islam.

Sujoy Kumar Roy, officer in-charge of Boda police station, stated search operations are underway to rescue the lacking individuals. Rescued passengers and locals pegged the variety of lacking individuals at greater than 30. A five-member staff has been shaped to probe the incident.

Out of the 24 our bodies recovered up to now, seven have been saved on the Boda Upazila Health Complex, stated Boda Upazila well being and household planning officer Rajiur Rahman.

According to information company ANI, naval officers stated greater than 95% of Bangladesh’s tons of of hundreds of medium and small-sized boats don’t meet the minimal security requirements. But hundreds of thousands of individuals in Bangladesh depend on boats and ferries to journey to the capital Dhaka or different main cities.

Earlier this 12 months, not less than six individuals died and a number of other went lacking after a passenger ferry collided with a cargo vessel and capsized exterior Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. Check the video beneath.

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