Divers on Saturday morning resumed their rescue search for eight people, who went missing after a
trawler capsized in the
Meghna river in Bhairab upazila of
Kishoreganj district on Friday.
The Fire Service's diving team resumed the search operation around 8:30am.
Meanwhile, the relatives of the missing persons gathered on the banks of the Meghna since early morning.
Those who remained missing were Sohel Rana, a police constable of Bhairab Highway Police, his wife Moushumi, 25, their daughter Mahmuda, 7 and son Raisul, 5, Rupa Dey, 30, wife of Jhantu Dey, Araddhya, 12, niece of Rupa and Belon Dey, 38, brother-in-law of Rupa of Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj district and Anika Akter, 18 of Narsingdi district.
Enamul Haque, deputy director of Kishoreganj Fire Service, said the divers resumed the operation at about 8:30am and will continue the search until the missing persons are found.
A woman named Suborna Begum died and eight people, including four members of a family, went missing as a trawler, carrying 20 people on board, overturned around 6pm on Friday and capsized after being hit by a sand-laden bulkhead in the Meghna river.
On information, divers from local Fire Service rushed to the spot and rescued 12 people with the help of local people.
The diver also recovered an unconscious woman and took her to Bhairab Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctors declared her dead.
The rescue operation was suspended at night.
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