Three people, including two women, went missing after a boat sank in the Surma River due to strong currents in Sunamganj’s Doarabazar upazila on Tuesday.
The missing individuals are identified as Jotsna Begum, 35, Jamir Ali, 40, and Gulo Bibi, 75.
All three are residents of the Azampur Ashrayan Project.
Doarabazar police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Badrul Hasan reported that the boat, carrying seven passengers, sank near Azampur Kheyaghat in the Doarabazar upazila in the morning.
The OC said four people, including a child, were rescued while the strong current swept away three.
Divers from local firefighting units quickly arrived at the scene and are actively conducting a rescue operation to locate the missing individuals.