The twist of fate befell in the Auliar Ghat area underneath Maria Union Parishad of Boda Upazila (an administrative location in Bangladesh functioning as a sub-unit of a district). in line with rescued passengers and locals, humans from the Hindu community from Boda, Panchpir, Marea, and Banghart areas have been going from Aulia Ghat towards Badheshwar temple to provide prayers on the occasion of Mahalaya--an auspicious event inside the Hindu calendar marking the appearance of Goddess Durga.
The boat had taken greater passengers than its permissible carrying ability, because of which it overturned after sailing to the center of the Karatoya river on Sunday afternoon. Though many passengers have been capable of swimming ashore, the general public is nevertheless lacking.
Soon upon getting information, Panchagarh deputy commissioner Mohammad Zahurul Islam rushed to the spot. The deputy commissioner stated that 24 people drowned because the boat became packed with passengers. "The bodies recovered to this point encompass ladies and youngsters," said Islam.
Sujoy Kumar Roy, officer in-fee of Boda police station, said search operations are underway to rescue the lacking humans. Rescued passengers and locals pegged the number of lacking people at greater than 30. A 5-member group has been formed to probe the incident.
Earlier this yr, a minimum of six human beings died and numerous went missing after a passenger ferry collided with a cargo vessel and capsized out of doors of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.
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