Body of worker recovered from Meghna after 3 days of disappearance in Gazaria
Munshiganj (South) Correspondent
Locals have recovered the body of a missing vessel worker named Atabor (65) from the Meghna River in Gazaria, Munshiganj, three days after he went missing. The body was found around 11:00 AM on Tuesday near Char Balaki village adjacent to the Meghna River in the Hossendi Union of the upazila.
Earlier, on Sunday around 5:00 PM, Atabor had gone missing after falling into the river from a moored bulkhead at the old ferry ghat area of Tetaitala in Baluakandi Union.
The deceased, Atabor, was a resident of Phultala village in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district. He was employed as a crew member (laskar) on a bulkhead named MV S.M. Enterprise.
Eyewitness and fellow vessel worker Nur Islam said, “We used to work together on the bulkhead MV S.M. Enterprise. After unloading cargo, we anchored the bulkhead at the old ferry ghat area in Tetaitala on Sunday. Around 5:00 PM, both Atabor and I were standing on the deck of the bulkhead. At that time, another bulkhead named MV Toha Enterprise, loaded with stones, struck our vessel from behind. Atabor was hit on the head and fell into the river. We immediately jumped in and tried to rescue him, but after a long search, we couldn’t find him. We then informed the law enforcement authorities.”
Regarding the incident, Mahbub Alam, In-Charge of Gazaria River Police Outpost, said, after being informed by locals, the body was recovered around 11:00 AM on Tuesday.
