Sunday, July 19, 2026
News update
- Journos should be storytellers; avoid overreliance on AI |
- World Cup integrity questioned by European rights body |
- Govt Slashes FIFA World Cup Broadcast Cost: Swapon |
- Biman plans to lease 10 aircraft by 2027: Millat |
- July Charter implementation debate should end: Fakhrul |
Two missing as trawler sinks after collision with launch at Sadarghat
Greenwatch Desk
Accidents
2026-07-19, 12:39pm
Two people went missing after a trawler bound for Cumilla sank in the Buriganga River following a collision with a launch at Shyambazar Ghat in the capital's Sadarghat area on Sunday morning.
The trawler was hit by Sundarban-12 launch around 9:30am, according to Warehouse Inspector Anwarul Islam of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters media cell, reports UNB.
A rescue unit from the Sadarghat River Fire Station reached the spot around 9:50am and launched a rescue operation, he said.
Two passengers remained missing till filing of this report at 12:20pm.