Four more bodies were recovered yesterday following the trawler capsize incidents in Buriganga and Meghna rivers on Thursday, raising the death toll in the two incidents to 16.
Officer-in-Charge of South Keraniganj police station Jamal Uddin Mir said three bodies were recovered from Buriganga during the second day of rescue operation. But, the operation was postponed around 8pm as it became risky for the rescue team to operate due to unsuitable weather conditions, he added.
The recovered were Alamgir Hossain, 30, son of Akbar Ali, and Rasel, 12, son of Rajkumar. Another recovered body was yet to be identified.
All the 11 bodies that have been recovered till now from the Buriganga capsize were of people from the capital’s Lalbagh.
Meanwhile, body of a 5-year-old-girl named Ria Mony was recovered from Meghna River yesterday.
The three bodies were handed over to their families.