A child drowned when a boat capsized near the Sriramkathi Bharatkathi ferry
terminal along the border between Nazirpur and Nesarabad upazilas in Pirojpur.
The child’s mother remains missing.
The accident occurred around 9:00 pm on Monday, 19 October, in the Kaliganga
River or near the adjacent ferry terminal. Nazirpur Police Station Officer in
Charge Tarikul Islam said the boat capsized because it was carrying too many
passengers and motorcycles.
The deceased child, Arpita Bepari (8), was...
