Boat capsizes in Teesta: Minor girl’s body recovered

A two- and-a- half year old girl, who went missing after a boat sank in the Teesta river on Wednesday night, was found dead in the river at Jigabarir Char in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram district on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Kulsum Satalashkar, daughter of Koyjor Ali.

With this, the death toll from the boat capsize rose to two.

Enamul Haque, a member of Bazra union parishad, said local people spotted the body of Kulsum floating on the river and rescue it in the morning.

Ataur Rahman, Ulipur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), said Kulsum and six others went missing when a boat carrying 26 people sank in the Teesta river on Wednesday evening.

Later, divers from a local firefighting unit rushed to the spot and recovered the body of a child.

Five people still remain missing. They were—Anisur Rahman, 30, Rupali Begum, wife of Anisur, their 9-year-old child Irin, niece Hira Moni, 9 and Shamim Hossain, 5, son of Azizur Rahman.

They met the tragic incident while returning to their home after attending a feast.