Rescue operation still going on for the search of the capsized trawler in Meghna river on Friday, January 18, 2019 CollectedThe probe committee will start investigating as soon as the trawler is recoveredA nine-member probe committee has been formed to investigate why a trawler capsized in Munshiganj's Meghna River. The probe body, which was formed on Thursday night by the Munshiganj district administration, is headed by Additional District Magistrate Mobassherul Islam. On Friday, he confirmed to the Dhaka Tribune that the committee had been formed. Also Read- Capsized trawler untraced for 3 days in MunshiganjHe said: "The probe committee will start investigating right after the sunken trawler is recovered. Previously, on Tuesday, around 3am, a trawler—carrying 34 workers from Comilla—sank in the Meghna River; after it collided with an oil-laden tanker while heading to Fatulla in Narayanganj.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 18, 2019 10:03 UTC