The death toll from the launch capsize in the Sitalakkhya River rose to 34 with the recovery of five more bodies on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Shahzaman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said police recovered the bodies from different parts of the river. The deceased were identified as Kazi Yusuf, 40
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Launch Capsize: Death toll jumps to 26
Twenty-one more bodies were retrieved from the sunken launch in the Sitalakkhya River, taking the total death toll from the tragic accident to 26. Golam Maula Sadeque, chairman of Bangladesh Inland and Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), said divers from local Fire Service and Coast Guard managed to salvage the sunken launch