A child drowned and seven others went missing as a boat capsized in the Teesta River in Kurigram's Ulipur upazila on Wednesday evening.
The identities of the victims could not be ascertained immediately, said Golam Mortuza, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ulipur police station.
He said the engine-run boat with 26 passengers on board sank near the Sadua Damarhat area of the upazila around 7:30pm.
16 trawlers capsize in Bay, 72 go missingOf them, 18 managed to swim ashore immediately, he added.
Md Abbas Uddin, in-charge of Ulipur Fire Service Station, said they conducted a rescue operation soon after the incident and recovered the body of a child while seven others could not be found yet.
OC Golam Mortuza said rescue operation is on despite the strong current in the river.
