Rescue operation ended
Rescue
vessel MV Rustom pulls up a sunken launch from under the water Saturday
morning. The launch capsized in Meghna river in Munshiganj on Friday
killing 14 people.
Two more bodies were recovered on Saturday morning, a day after a launch capsized in Meghna river in Munshiganj.With
this, the death toll stands at 14, while five people are still missing,
reports our Munshiganj correspondent quoting Md Saiful Hassan Badal,
deputy commissioner of Munshiganj.Meanwhile, the Fire Service and Civil Defence authorities also declared the rescue operation closed with the salvage of sunken vessel on Saturday morning
.
The rescue operation was called off around 10:15am after rescue vessel MV Rustom salvaged the launch, the DC said.
The Matlab-bound launch capsized in Meghna river at Gazaria upazila in the district after being hit by a sand-laden cargo on Friday morning.
Twelve of the victims were identified so far.
They are: Hajera Begum Baby, 48, Majibor, 45, Shahjalal, 38, Suman, 30, Mayna Akter, 26, Helena Akter, 18, Taniya, 17, Moni Akter, 15, Ibrahim Khalil, 8, Mim, 8, Sanjid, 3, Prince, 1.
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