One of the panicked passengers of a trawler drowned in the river Shitalakkhya and five others were injured as the trawler collided with a sand-laden bulkhead last night.
The deceased identified as Fakir Miah aged about 45 was a security guard of BISIC at Fatullah.
Witnesses and police said the Siddhirganj-bound trawler carrying around 25 passengers collided with the bulkhead around 10:00pm at Bandar Kheyaghat.
Several passengers got panicked and jumped into the river following the incident.
Bandar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Harun-Or-Rashid said all the passengers except Fakir Miah swam ashore.
Source : The Daily Star
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