4 missing as boat sinks

4 missing as boat sinks

Staff Correspondent, Bogra

Three children and a woman went missing when a shallow engine driven boat capsized in the Jamuna River at Char Mohanpur in the remote area of Sonatola upazila of Bogra yesterday. The missing are Zohra Begum, 28, children Jesmine, 3, one-year-old Tuni, and Rashed, 2. Sonatola OC Zia Rafiqul said, the divers of the fire service are searching for the missing people at the spot. The passengers of the boat who survived the accident told police that, the shallow engine run boat carrying 30 to 40 passengers from a char in Tekaini Chukainagar area was coming to Sonatola.

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