At least 18 people went missing and two were confirmed dead as a boat capsized in the Jamuna river in western Bangladesh.
According to the Daily Star, Md Samsul Haque, officer-in-charge of Chowhali Police Station, said that strong current caused the boat to overturn in the Jamuna river in Chowhali upazila of Sirajganj this morning, around 11:00am.
The motorboat with 70 to 75 passengers aboard was traveling to Char Salimabad from Michuani Char, when it flipped owing to strong currents.
Meanwhile, 55 passengers managed to swim ashore to safety.
