NARSINGDI: Rescuers on Friday recovered bodies of five people, including a child, who went missing when a boat sank off the Meghna River in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday.

Details of the deceased could not be known immediately.

Sadar Thana Officer-In-Charge Abul Kashem confirmed the matter to banglanews.

Earlier on Thursday afternoon, an engine-run boat with nearly 70 people onboard caught in strong wind and capsized in the mid-river.

With the latest death, the toll rose to six as a child drowned in the incident.

BDST: 1219 HRS, MAY 29, 2015
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