At least two people drowned and another went missing in a boat capsise in the river Padma at Ishwardi in Pabna Wednesday morning, police and family sources said.
Local people recovered the bodies of Selim Pramanik, 24, and Seken Pramanik, 30, from the river at about 12.30pm on Wednesday.
Mintu Pramanik, 27, elder brother of Selim is missing police and his family sources said.
Officer in charge of Ishwardi police station Kazi Haniful Islam said that the boat set off at about 7 AM carrying 35 to 40 persons overturned due to strong current 30 minutes later at Laxmikunda in Ishwradi upazila.
All the passengers, except the three, swum ashore, the OC said.
Laxmikunda Union parishad chairman Anis Mollah said that the local people recovered the bodies of Selim and Seken. But Mintu remained missing, he said.
Fire brigade divers from Rajshahi and the police rushed the spot to join the rescue efforts, the OC said.
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