Death toll from speedboat accident in Meghna rises to 4 

The death toll from the speedboat accident in the Meghna river has gone up to four. 

The deceased were identified as Audud Bepari, 36, Babul Sarkar, 48, Sakib, 26, and Naeem, 24. 

The incident happened around 9:30pm on Friday (January 10) in Guagachhia union of Gazaria. 

Assistant Sub-inspector of Gazaria Naval Police Outpost Md Alamin said a speedboat carrying around 10-12 people collided with an anchored bulkhead in the Meghna river around 9:30pm, leaving two people dead and another injured. 

Saima Akhter, a physician at the emergency department of Gazaria Health Complex, said, “Three people were brought to the hospital. Of them, two were brought dead and the other one was seriously injured. He is undergoing treatment here.”