Three people died as a sand-laden trawler capsized in the Surma River in Sunamganj Sadar upazila in the early hours of Monday.
Police said the sand-laden trawler carrying six workers had started for Weskhali from Dhopazan area of the upazila around 4am.
When the trawler reached Mollikpur area, it suddenly sank in the Surma River after being hit by strong wave amid heavy rainfall around 4:30am.
Three workers managed to swim ashore, but three others – Sayemul, 25, son of Abdus Salam of Shripur village, Jamir Ali, 26, son of Muluk Mia and Foyez Uddin, 30, son of Abdul Kaiyum – got drowned.
On receiving information, a rescue team rushed to the spot and recovered three bodies after a frantic search from the river.
Sunamganj sadar police station Officer-in-Charge Jaaney Alam Khan said, “On information, firefighters went to the spot and recovered the bodies around 11am.”
Sunamganj Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Hemayetul Islam said: “The incident took place because of excessive rain and wave in the river.”
