At least four people were killed in a collision between two passenger launches—Zakir Samrat-3 and Adventure-9—amid dense fog on the Meghna River in the Harina area of Chandpur Sadar.
The accident occurred around 2:00 am. The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately, as both launches left for their respective destinations shortly after the incident.
Chandpur BIWTA Deputy Director Babu Lal Vaidya said the two launches collided due to poor visibility caused by dense fog in the Meghna River. He added that the accident also injured several others.
In a separate incident, passenger launch Imam Hasan-5 met with an accident due to dense fog while returning to Chandpur.
On Thursday night, the launch collided head-on with a sand-carrying bulkhead anchored in the Mohanpur area of the Meghna River in Matlab Uttar upazila.
Despite carrying over 1,000 passengers at the time, there were no reported casualties.
