Buriganga disaster

Staff Correspondent

The death toll from the February 28 launch disaster in the River Buriganga has risen to 49 with the recovery of one more body on Wednesday.

Local people and the family of the victims have so far recovered 10 bodies after the rescue operation was called off Friday.

The victim found on Wednesday was identified as Sajib, 10, son of Mohammad Lokhman Hossain of Sirajdikhan in Bikrampur.

The victim’s uncle Amir Hossain recovered the body near the spot at around 9:30am after a search on board on engine boat.

Sajib along with his younger brother Rajib, grandmother Anwara Begum, uncle Yousuf, and aunt Farzana on board the ML Sourav 1 to visit his grandfather’s in Narayanganj.

Soon after the incident, Yousuf, and Farzana managed to survive with the help of some local boatmen. The rescuers recovered the body of Anwara.

The family managed to recover the body of Rajib, along with six others, Sunday morning.

The five-member inquiry committee, headed by shipping ministry joint secretary Abdul Matin, continued with the investigation on Wednesday.
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