Narayanganj trawler capsize: Tenth victim’s body found
The body belonged to 14-month-old Tasfia, who died with her mother and two siblings in the tragic waterway accident
File photo: Bangladesh Coast Guard officials are seen during a recovery operation to search for 10 persons who went missing following a trawler capsize, in the Dhaleshwari River in Narayanganj, Sunday, January 9, 2022 | Dhaka Tribune
Shamima Rita, Narayanganj
Publish : 11 Jan 2022, 11:50 AMUpdate : 11 Jan 2022, 11:56 AM
The authorities have found the body of the tenth and final person, who went missing after a trawler capsized in Narayanganj’s Dhaleshwari River last week.
Divers recovered the body of 14-month-old Tasfia from the river near the Boktaboli terminal in Fatullah at around 11am on Tuesday.
The body was later handed over to her family, said Narayanganj Fire Service Deputy Director Abdullah Al Arefin.
The bodies of nine people — Jasmine Begum, her daughter Tasmim Akter, son Tamim, Sabbir Hossain, Josna Begum, Motaleb Mia, Awlad Hossain, Md Abdullah and Shamsuddin — had been found till Monday. Tasfia was also a daughter of Jasmine.
The 10 had gone missing after the trawler, hit by the launch MV Farhan 6, capsized in the Dhaleshwari River on January 5.
Reckless navigation and an uncontrolled increase in the number of vessels on waterways have led to collisions and have been the leading cause of water accidents in the country since 2005.
According to a 2021 research, collisions accounted for 61.72% of all waterway accidents between 2008 and 2019. These accidents accounted for 53% of fatalities on waterways.
Narayanganj trawler capsize: Tenth victim’s body found
The body belonged to 14-month-old Tasfia, who died with her mother and two siblings in the tragic waterway accident
The authorities have found the body of the tenth and final person, who went missing after a trawler capsized in Narayanganj’s Dhaleshwari River last week.
Divers recovered the body of 14-month-old Tasfia from the river near the Boktaboli terminal in Fatullah at around 11am on Tuesday.
The body was later handed over to her family, said Narayanganj Fire Service Deputy Director Abdullah Al Arefin.
The bodies of nine people — Jasmine Begum, her daughter Tasmim Akter, son Tamim, Sabbir Hossain, Josna Begum, Motaleb Mia, Awlad Hossain, Md Abdullah and Shamsuddin — had been found till Monday. Tasfia was also a daughter of Jasmine.
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The 10 had gone missing after the trawler, hit by the launch MV Farhan 6, capsized in the Dhaleshwari River on January 5.
Reckless navigation and an uncontrolled increase in the number of vessels on waterways have led to collisions and have been the leading cause of water accidents in the country since 2005.
According to a 2021 research, collisions accounted for 61.72% of all waterway accidents between 2008 and 2019. These accidents accounted for 53% of fatalities on waterways.
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