The death toll from the trawler capsize in the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj rose to four with the recovery of one more body on Sunday afternoon.
The floating body of Jannatul Mawa,6, was recovered from the Charramjanbeg area of Munshiganj, 400 meters away from the scene around 4:30pm.
Earlier, the bodies of Sabbir Hossain, 36, and Jannatul Sabiha, 8 and Sumona Akter, 26 -- were recovered from the river on Sunday morning and Saturday, respectively.
Jannatul Mawa was the elder daughter of Sumona, Sabbir was the husband of Sumona’s sister, and Sabiha was the daughter of her husband’s brother.
However, Jannatul Ferdous, 4, younger daughter of Sumona and Sabbir’s son Imad Hossain, 2, are still missing.
The trawler carrying 12 people, including the driver, capsized in the river after being hit by a bulkhead in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj on Friday evening.
Locals said six members of a family took a trip on a trawler on the Meghna River on Friday. A bulkhead crashed into the trawler.
Though six people including the trawler driver were rescued shortly after the accident, the six family members remained missing, said Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority’s (Munshiganj zone) Deputy Director Obaidul Karim.
The BIWTA officer informed that they have been conducting operations to trace the missing children with the help of the Fire Service and Civil Defence department, Coast Guard, Navy and River Police.
However, the sunken trawler is yet to be located, and the bulkhead also remains unidentified.
