At least six people have been killed as a trawler carrying over 100 passengers capsized in the Meghna River in Monpura upazila of Bhola.
The six are Ayesha Begum, 70, Jesmin, 22, Rupa, 3, Rony, 2, Tanzu, 3 and Tahmina, 3.
The trawler's hull developed cracks due to strong currents in the river and caused the vessel to capsize after it reached a place equally distant from Katakhal in Ramnewaz and Dhalchar.
At least 15-20 passengers went missing in the incident, Monpura OC Humayun Kabir told the Dhaka Tribune.
Jannat, Sapna, Kamal, Mishu, Hakim and Yunus Munshi are among those missing in the accident, said officials.
Besides, eleven of the rescued passengers were admitted to upazila health complex as they were in a critical condition.
“The search for missing passengers is on,” said the OC.
