Two people went missing as a boat caught in storm sank in the River Meghna at Hatikhola in Sarail upazila early Tuesday.
The missing were Rupchand, 28, and Sumaiya, 6, of Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj.
Local sources said the Bhairab-bound boat carrying 1,500 mounds of paddy and 27 passengers met with the accident while sailing from Kishoreganj.
Of the passengers, 27 swim ashore while two others remained untraced till filing of this report at 4:00pm Tuesday following the accident.
The divers launched drive to salvage the sunken river craft.
Source: New Age
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