Engine boat capsizes
A passenger went missing as an engine boat capsized in the Karnaphuli River yesterday morning. Abdur Rahim, 20, a garment worker, failed to swim ashore while others were rescued by nearby boatmen, said officer-in-charge (OC) of Patenga police station. Sources said the boat carrying more than 15 passengers from Badalpur terminal under Karnaphuli police station was crossing the river for No 14 ghat at Patenga at around 6:30am. Most of the passengers, including workers of different garment factories at Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZA) in the city, were coming to their workplaces.
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