At least 10 persons have gone missing as a trawler capsized in Meghna River with some 40 passengers on-board near Kagbazar area of Bhairab in Kishoreganj.
Some 30 of them managed to swim ashore with the help of nearby fishermen.
Bhairab police station Officer-in-Charge Badrul Alam Talukder said: "The trawler capsized around 2:45pm on Wednesday due to carrying passengers and goods beyond its capacity."
Efforts are going on to rescue the missing passengers, he added.
