Padma capsize: another body found

Police on Friday recovered the body of a child from Padma River, three days after a boat capsized at Kushtia's Daulatpur Upazila.

The child was identified as 'Tinni', 6, who had gone missing after the accident on Tuesday afternoon.

Daulatpur police fished out the body around 2:30pm Friday after locals found it floating on the river at Bairagir Char area.

The police station's Sub-Inspector Arif said the child's remains were handed over to her family.

Until Friday night, 11 bodies in total have been recovered in four days.

The motorised fishing boat that capsized on the Eid day was carrying 19 Eid holidaymakers to an island from Bairagir Char when it overturned in the strong currents and rough winds.

Locals rescued seven people shortly after the boat sank but the other passengers went missing in the rough tides.

Divers of the Fire Service and Civil Defence had later on joined the rescue efforts.

Bodies of those found until Thursday were identified as Mala Akhter Poly, 25, Rajshahi Paramedical Institute's final year student 'Bibha', 22, 'Shahajul', 28, 'Swapan', 20, 'Shipon', 26, 'Imran', 20, sisters 'Bithi', 10, and 'Subarna', 6, 'Kalu', 12, and 'Shikha', 18.

Poly's daughter 'Keyamoni', 8, is still unaccounted for.