FROM MAWA GHAT AREA: Thirty six bodies have so far been recovered till Friday early morning from the capsized launch Pinak-6.

Eighteen of them were handed over to their relatives.

Three dead bodies, a male, female and a female baby, were recovered from a river in Barisal’s Hijla Upazila at 1:00am on Friday.

On duty police inspector at Mawa Ghat police control room Farid Uddin confirmed banglanews.

Personnel from Fire Service, Coast Guard, Navy, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) have been working in 50skm area in Mawa Ghat and Kawrakandi areas on river Padma.

Earlier, Navy Captain Nazrul Islam at a press conference at Mawa Speed Boat Ghat told media at 9:20pm on Thursday that they are using the latest technology in Bangladesh’s history in recovering the capsized launch.

A rescue ship called Jarip-10 is expected to reach the spot Friday morning, he added.

According to him, they are getting little sign of the capsized launch due to heavy current in the river.

The launch, Pinak-6, which was carrying more than 200 passengers, capsized near Mawa Ghat in Lohajang Upazila of Munshiganj district on Monday morning.

BIWTA has charged six people including the owner of the passenger ferry for causing death by negligence.

BDST: 0332 HRS, AUG 08, 2014