Two workers went missing after a collision between a sand-laden bulkhead and a passenger launch in the Buriganga River in Fatullah upazila of Narayanganj district on Friday morning. The incident occurred around 6:15am in the Dharmaganj area when the Dhaka-bound launch Sundarban-16 rammed into the stationary bulkhead MV Kashfa Sneha, inspector Akibul Islam, in-charge of Pagla River Police Outpost, said. The missing workers are Md Zahurul Islam Shakil, 25, of Patuakhali, and Md Hasan, 20, of Rajapur in Jhalakathi. Members of the Coast Guard, Fire Service and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) jointly launched rescue operations shortly after the incident, said BIWTA Assistant Director Kamrul Hasan. Earlier on December 14, a similar bulkhead sank in the same area following a collision, though no casualties were reported then.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 26, 2025 13:26 UTC