The bodies of seven missing people, that were washed away after a boat capsized in Panchagarh’s Korotoa River, were found in a Dinajpur river.
The bodies were found from Atrai River in Birganj and Khansama upazilas on Monday morning, reports Bangla Tribune.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) Subrata Sarker of Khansama police station said that the bodies are of three children and four women.
One of the deceased has been identified as two-year-old Subrata Ray, he added. The rest could not be identified immediately.
Meanwhile, the probe body formed over the boat capsize has initially blamed that the boat was carrying more passengers than its capacity.
Dipankar Roy, head of the probe body said that the preliminary investigation shows that the boat was overcrowded, reports Bangla Tribune.
However, he also noted that there may be other reasons behind why the boat sank, but that will be revealed after the committee finishes its investigation.
The death toll from Sunday’s boat capsize has risen to 39 on Monday.
Many are still missing, according to families waiting on the riverbank.
The trawler, carrying 60-70 passengers including women and children, capsized in the middle of the river while heading towards Badheshwar Temple on the occasion of Mayalaya at around 2:30pm on Sunday.
