A student named Anika Akhtar (18) has gone missing in trawler sinking in Bhairab of Kishoreganj. He went on a boat trip with his girlfriend. Anika is the daughter of Daru Mia of Darikandi area of Belab police station in Narsingdi. He has passed HSC from Narsingdi Model College.
The trawler carrying them sank after being hit by a sand-bearing bulkhead under the Syed Nazrul Islam bridge in the Meghna river at Bhairab on Friday (March 22) around 6 pm. Eight more people are missing in this incident.
It is known that Anika went to her aunt’s house on Friday. From there he boarded a trawler to travel to Meghna with his girlfriend Ruba. Meanwhile, their trawler sank due to the impact of the sand-bearing bulkhead. There were about 20 passengers in the trawler. Among them, 12 people including the body of an unidentified woman were recovered.
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Missing Anika’s brother Mehdi Hasan said, “My sister went to her aunt’s house.” From there he went for a walk along the Meghna river in Bhairab with his girlfriend Ruba. The trawler sank due to a sudden impact of a sand-bearing bulkhead while traveling in the river. Ruba swam back alive but my sister could not.
Anika’s father Daru Mia said, after the Iftar prayer, I came to know that my daughter has gone missing in the Meghna river. I knew my daughter had gone to her aunt’s house. I did not know that Bhairav went with his girlfriend. Some were rescued but no trace of my daughter was found.
Rajibul Hasan/BA
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