Divers have so far pulled ten dead bodies out of the Shitalakshya River after a launch named ML ML Afsar Uddin capsized with more than 50 people onboard on Sunday afternoon.
The death toll now stands at 10, the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence media cell officer-in-charge and deputy assistant director Shajahan Sikder told the FE.
The bodies of a 40-year old man and another three-year-old child have been rescued by the fire service on the third day of the rescue operation on Tuesday morning, he said.
However, they could not identify two victims instantly, he stated.
“At least two passengers of the launch are still missing,” Sikder said.
Out of the ten rescued bodies, the divers from the fire department rescued eight bodies and Bangladesh Coast Guard officials rescued one body.
Besides, local people pulled one out of the river, deputy assistant director Shajahan said.
The Munshiganj-bound launch ML Ashraf Uddin capsized in the Shitalakshya River in Narayanganj after the cargo vessel MV Rupshi-9, owned by City Group, hit it forcefully on Sunday.