Among those trapped were the wife and elder child of Moniruzzaman from Kushtia’s Shailkupa, who could only watch in helpless disbelief as the vehicle disappeared beneath the waves. My wife and elder child were still on the bus… and they couldn’t get out,” he told bdnews24.com, his voice breaking, as he searched the docks in desperation. Panic rippled through onlookers, officials, and rescue teams alike. Fire Service and Civil Defence teams, joined by diving units from Dhaka, Faridpur, and local stations, scrambled to the scene. Videos on social media captured the chaos: the bus teetering on the pontoon before plunging into the river, passengers struggling to escape, and onlookers desperately throwing ropes and lifebuoys to those surfacing.

Source: bd News24 March 26, 2026 16:47 UTC