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Sand-laden vessel sinks in Meghna; 3 missing

Three people went missing as a sand-laden vessel sank after being hit by a launch in the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila early today.

Two of the missing are Aslam, 24, and Emdadul, 38.

The vessel was capsized in the Gazaria Launch ghat area around 5:50am after being hit by Sadargaht-bound launch ‘MV Kirtonkhola-2’, said Harun-ur-Rashid, officer-in-charge of Gazaria Police Station.

The workers of the sand-laden vessel were asleep during the collision, he said.

Coastguard Station Officer MM Asif said they arrested masters of the launch Md Shaidul Islam, Jahangir Hossain and Yunus over the accident.

Shaidul claimed that the accident took place due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.

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