The bodies of three men, who had been missing since Thursday ( December 5) after a speedboat collided with an anchored sand-laden barge on the Kirtankhola River in Barishal, were recovered from the river on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Al-Amin, 23, the driver of the speedboat, hailed from Bhola; Md Imran Hossain Imon, 29, son of Md Sahabuddin, also frrom Bhola; and Md Rasel Amin, 24, who hailed from Patuakhali. Earlier, a person was killed and four others wnet missing after a collision between a speedboat and a barg on Thursday on the Kirtankhola River.
Sanatan Chandra Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Barisal River Police Station, confirmed the matter. MN/MB.