Four dead as passenger boat sinks in Sunamganj’s Boulai River

Local Correspondent

Four people drowned when a passenger boat capsized in the Boulai River near Madankandi village of Jamalganj upazila in Sunamganj on Saturday night. The accident occurred around 9pm while the boat was traveling from Madhyanagar to Jamalganj.

Local UP member Debashish Talukdar said the boat sank while taking a turn at Hararkandi point of the river. The deceased were identified as Beauty Chakraborty (50) from Nayapara village, Kalpana Sarkar from Hathani village, Kalpana’s 4-year-old niece (name unknown), and 6-year-old Ganga Sarkar from Bhatipara village.

Ten-year-old Nirob Sarkar was critically injured and referred to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital after initial treatment at Jamalganj Health Complex.

Jamalganj Police Station OC Md. Saiful Islam confirmed the accident occurred in the remote Madankandi area and said police teams were dispatched to the spot.