Munshiganj boat capsize kills two

Police say two girls have died after the boat they were in sank near Marialoy Belua village on Saturday.

Munshiganj Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 1 August 2014, 06:06 AM
Updated : 1 August 2014, 06:06 AM

Taniya Akhter,18 and Afsana Akhter,14, on Eid vacation , were out on a boat ride with their family when it sank, police said.

Both were found dead.

ASI of Tongibari Police Station Mosharraf Hossain told bdnews24.com,"Six members of a family got on the boat to roam around the beel. After a while, the boat turned upside down and sank into the beel. Two who knew swimming made it to the bank while 4 others drowned.
People fished out the four from the beel and sent them to Munshiganj hospital where doctors pronounced Taniya and Afsana dead.
Jubayer,7, and Sami Akhter,14, were admitted to Upazila health complex. Doctors pumped out water from their body and declared them out of danger."
This year's Eid vacation has witnessed scores of boat capsize.
Earlier a boat capsize in Kushtia claimed 8 lives and another such incident in Sirajganj left 6 dead.