The bodies of two people who went missing after two boats capsized in the Padma river on Friday has been recovered.
The bodies were found on Saturday, raising the death toll from the incident to three, reports UNB.
The deceased were identified as Moni Khatun, 40, of Dangerhat in Poba upazila and Eklas Ali, 22.
Mehedi Masud, officer-in-charge of river police, said the body of Eklas was retrieved from the accident spot around 1pm.
Lt Col Zia Uddin Mahmud, commander, BGB-1, said BGB members recovered Moni's body from Yusufpur area in Charghat upazila.
Earlier, a minor girl's body was recovered and 10 people, including a bride, went missing after two boats sank in the Padma river at Char Khidirpur on Friday evening.
The missing bride is Sweeti Khatun Purni, 20, daughter of Insar Ali of Char Khidirpur.
The boats were carrying more than 35 passengers who were returning home after attending a post-wedding reception at the groom’s house at Char Khidirpur, a youth who managed to swim ash0re said.
Rajshahi deputy commissioner Md Hamidul Haque said a diver team of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority(BIWTA)) joined the rescue drive in the morning along with fire service team, BGB and police.
He also said a five member committee led by Additional District Magistrate Abu Aslam has been formed to investigate the incident.
The district administration gave Tk20,000 to each deceased’s family.
