Death toll from speedboat capsize in Kirtankhola River rises to 4
Barishal Bureau
The death toll from the speedboat capsize in the Kirtankhola River in Barishal rose to four with recovery of three more bodies from the river on Sunday .
The deceased were identified as Al Amin, 23, the speedboat driver and passengers Md Imran Hossain alias Emon, 29 and Md Russell Amin, 24.
Barishal sadar Naval Police in-charge Sanatan Chandra Sarker said the bodies were recovered between 8:30 am and 9:30 am near Jantar Hat, located at the entrance of the Laharhat canal on the Kirtankhola River.
Police sent the bodies to the morgue of Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
After the post-mortem, the bodies will be handed over to the families.
Earlier on Thursday, the body of a passenger, Jalish Mahmud, 50, was also recovered.
Another passenger, Sajal Das, 30, could not be traced yet.
Sajal, son of Dulal Das of Rahmatpur area of Barishal city, used to work in the tuberculosis control program of BRAC in Bhola.
