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Capsize in Shitalakkhya: Errant cargo vessel seized

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Published: 17:16, 8 April 2021   Update: 17:50, 8 April 2021
Capsize in Shitalakkhya: Errant cargo vessel seized

Coast Guard members seized the errant cargo carrier that hit a passenger launch in the Shitalakkhya River, killing 34 people.

The carrier was seized from Gozaria area of Munshiganj around 1pm. Meanwhile, 14 staff of the vessel were also detained.

Gozaria river police in-charge Sub-Inspector Abdus Salam confirmed the matter.

Earlier on Sunday (April 4) a launch carrying around 50 passengers sank in the Shitalakkha River in Narayanganj of Bangladesh after being hit by the cargo vessel (SKL-3).

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