Three people, including two women, went missing after a boat sank in the Surma River due to strong currents in Doarabazar upazila of Sunamganj district on Tuesday.
The missing individuals have been identified as Jotsna Begum, 35, Jamir Ali, 40, and Gulo Bibi, 75. All three were residents of the Azampur Ashrayan Project.
Badrul Hasan, officer-in-charge of Doarabazar Police Station, reported that the boat, carrying seven passengers, sank near Azampur Kheyaghat in the Doarabazar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Four people, including a child, were rescued while three were swept away by the strong current, Hasan said.
Divers from local fire-fighting units quickly arrived at the scene and are actively conducting a rescue operation to locate the missing individuals.
