10 including children drown as trawler capsizes in Netrakona

At least 10 people including women and children drowned while 10 other passengers remained missing in a collision between two trawlers in a river at Netrakona's Kalmakanda upazila today.

The victims were identified as Lucky Akter (30), her two children--Tumpa Akter (4) and two and half-year-old son Jahid Hossain; Sultana Begum (40), her grandson Al Mujahid (3); Majida Begum (50), and her grandson Anik Mia (5); Lutfur Nahar (25) and her two-year-old son Rakibul Hasan and Hamida Begum (50), our correspondent reports quoting Md Hadisuzzaman, chairman of Borokhapon union parishad.

Most of the victims hailed from Dharampasha upazila in Sunamganj district except for Hamida who hailed from Netrakona's Sadar upazila.

The incident took place in the Netrakona's Borokhapon area around 9:30am at the Gomai River, when a goods-laden trawler collided with another trawler carrying 30 to 35 passengers, said Hadisuzzaman.

The trawler was coming to Thakurakona Ghat in Netrakona Sadar upazila from Madhyanagor, adjacent to Sunamganj district, he said.

Kalmakanda Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Sohel Rana said ten bodies have been recovered so far while six other passengers were rescued alive and some other 10 people remained missing.

Fire fighters and locals are conducting search operation to rescue the missing people till filing this report, the UNO informed.