At least 23 people drowned after a boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized in the Korotoa river in Panchagarh's Boda upazila this afternoon (September 25, 2022).
Md Juhurul Islam, deputy commissioner of Panchagarh, confirmed the development to our Thakurgaon correspondent.
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Ten people were admitted to Boda Upazila Health Complex while 70-80 people were rescued from the river after the capsize, added the DC.
However, identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
The engine-run boat capsized near Awalia ghat under Maria union around 1:30pm when it was heading towards Bodeshari Hindu temple under Borososhi union, said Sujoy Kumar Roy, officer-in-charge of Boda Police Station.
Most of the passengers were on their way to the temple for celebrating Mahalaya.
The rescue operation is underway, the police official said.
Police could not confirm the number of missing passengers till filing of this report around 5pm.
