Death toll from Wednesday's launch capsize at the confluence of Dhaleshwari and Shitalakya rivers rose to nine as the body of an old woman was recovered on Thursday.
Police recovered the body of the woman, identified as Koimunnesa, 60, from Shitlakhya.
Earlier, the divers of BIWTA on Wednesday night recovered eight bodies which were identified as that of Shafikul Islam 50, Durpati Borman 28, Shuruj Mia, 42, and his son Shakil, 11, Shahnaj Parvin, 38, Monoara Begum, 60, Ripa Akter, 20, and Monu Mia, 28.
All the bodies were handed over to the relatives of the deceased, police said.
Chairman of BIWTA Abdul Malek formed a three-member probe body to investigate the accident.
Meanwhile, the driver and helper of oil tanker OT Shitalakhya, which had hit the ill-fated launch, were arrested and the authorities seized the vessel.
Relatives of the missing passengers—some 10 to 20 people—were still waiting on the river shore to get the news about their near and dear ones.
Source : New Age
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