A 6-member probe committee has been formed on Monday to investigate the speedboat capsize in the Padma River that claimed 26 lives in Shibchar Upazila of Madaripur district.
The local administration formed the probe body after the incident, reports UNB quoting Mohammad Raihan, Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters Station Officer (Media cell.
Earlier in the morning, 26 people died when a speedboat sank in the Padma River near Shibchar upazila.
The Banglabazar-bound speedboat hailed from Shimulia Ferry Ghat and capsized in the river after a collision with a sand-laden bulkhead.
Fire service divers from Shibchar and Jajira fire stations rushed to the spot and conducted rescue operation.
26 bodies were retrieved from the river with the help of divers from local Fire Service and Civil Defence, police and Coast Guard members.
