The bodies of three people who went missing after a boat capsized in Itna Haor of Kishoreganj Monday afternoon have been recovered.
The deceased were identified as Siraj Uddin, 60, of Halgarh village in Karimganj upazila, Wasim, 35, of Itna upazila and Md. Masud, 25, son of Md. Mostafa of Damiha union of Tarail upazila.
The engine-driven boat with five people on board was heading towards Dhanpur in Itna Upazila from the Damiha area of Tarail Upazila, said Mushfiqur Rahman, assistant station officer of Itna Fire Service.
The boat sank amid storm in the middle of Sahila-Dhanpur Haor in Itna upazila in the afternoon.
Two passengers of the boat managed to swim ashore but three others went missing, he said.
A team of divers of Itna Fire service started the rescue operation around 7am on Tuesday and recovered the bodies around 9:30 am, the fire service official said.
Source: United News of Bangladesh