1 killed in collision between two launches

One person was killed in a collision between two Dhaka-bound launches from Bhola at Haimchar in Chandpur on Tuesday.

The victim has been identified as Sohail, son of Salim Faraji and hailed from Charfashan Upazila, Bhola.

The accident occurred at 12:30am when the MV Survi-8 launch and Bhola Tipu-14 launch collided with each other in the Meghna river at Char Bhairavi area in Haimchar upazila of Chandpur due to dense fog.

River Police (Chandpur Region) Additional DIG Mohammad Kamruzzaman confirmed.

MV Surbhi-8 launch staff Russell said, "Last night the Tipu-14 launch hit our launch. The rear part of the launch has been damaged. In this incident, a person named Sohail who was in our launch was injured. Later he died."

Jahangir Hossain Khan, officer-in-charge of Haimchar's Neel Kamal Naval Police outpost, said, "People from MV Survi-8 launch called 999 after the incident. But I don't know about a person dying in the accident."