Trawler salvaged, owner yet to be arrested
Our Correspondent, Barisal
The trawler that capsized at Charmonai Ghat Monday morning was salvaged yesterday by BIWTA salvage vessel Hamza. No dead body was found in the trawler. One body was recovered after the incident on Monday and 11 others are still missing, police said. The trawler--M L Munir was plying without any route permit and registration, police said. But its owner, Shajahan, could not be arrested, they said. The trawler was salvaged from under about 50 feet water. 60 feet from the accident. Shajal Haq, Senior Deputy Director of BIWTA, who conducted the salvage operation said some bodies might have been carried away downstream by strong current of water at the bottom of the Kirtonkhola river. Sheikh Zillur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Barisal Kotwali police station said they are searching for Shahjahan.
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The salvaged trawler that sank in the Kirtonkhola at Charmonai in Barisal (left) and anxious relatives crowd the river bank in search of near and dear ones who are still missing. PHOTO: STAR |
