Headline options 1. One missing after boat hits pillar of Lalon Shah Bridge in Pabna 2. Boat hits Lalon Shah Bridge pillar in Pabna, one missing 3. Two rescued after boat crashes into Lalon Shah Bridge pillar 4. One remains missing after boat hits bridge pillar in Ishwardi 5. Boat carrying tourists hits bridge pillar in Padma, one missing English Translation One person remains missing after a boat hit a pillar of Lalon Shah Bridge in the Padma River at Pakshi in Ishwardi, Pabna, on Friday evening. Two others were rescued alive by members of the River Police and Fire Service. The accident occurred around 7:00pm on Friday (September 11) in the Padma River near Pakshi in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna. The missing persons were identified as Rocky, son of late Hasan Ali of Kabirpur village in Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa upazila, Liton, son of Bidyut from the same area, and Wahab. According to locals and police sources, a boat carrying the three people left the Hardinge Bridge area and reached the Lalon Shah Bridge area around 7:00pm when it hit one of the bridge pillars. The impact caused the three passengers to fall into the river. Later, members of the River Police and Fire Service launched a rescue operation and managed to rescue two of them alive. Khandaker Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of the Laxmikunda River Police Outpost in Ishwardi, said the boat carrying the tourists hit a pillar of Lalon Shah Bridge, causing three people to fall into the water. “Two of them have been rescued alive. The River Police and Fire Service are continuing their operation to rescue the remaining missing person,” he said.

Published : Saturday, 12 September, 2026 at 8:21 AM

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One person remains missing after a boat hit a pillar of Lalon Shah Bridge in the Padma River at Pakshi in Ishwardi, Pabna, on Friday evening.Two others were rescued alive by members of the River Police and Fire Service.

The accident occurred around 7:00 PM on Friday (September 11) in the Padma River near Pakshi in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna.

The missing persons were identified as Rocky, son of late Hasan Ali of Kabirpur village in Jhenaidah’s Shailkupa upazila, Liton, son of Bidyut from the same area, and Wahab.

According to locals and police sources, a boat carrying the three people left the Hardinge Bridge area and reached the Lalon Shah Bridge area around 7:00PM  when it hit one of the bridge pillars. The impact caused the three passengers to fall into the river.

Later, members of the River Police and Fire Service launched a rescue operation and managed to rescue two of them alive.

Khandaker Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of the Laxmikunda River Police Outpost in Ishwardi, said the boat carrying the tourists hit a pillar of Lalon Shah Bridge, causing three people to fall into the water.

“Two of them have been rescued alive. The River Police and Fire Service are continuing their operation to rescue the remaining missing person,” he said.

-MT