Boat sinks in Shitalakkhya after collision with bulkhead

A passenger-carrying engine-run boat capsized in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj this afternoon after being hit by a bulkhead.

No passengers have been reported missing, said Aminul Haque, officer-in-charge of Narayanganj Sadar River Police Station.

Quoting witnesses, the police official said the boat was crossing the Shitalakkhya river when it was struck by a bulkhead near the Hajiganj-Nabiganj terminal around 3:30pm.

All nine people on board, including the boatman, managed to swim to a nearby another engine-run boat, added Inspector Aminul.