Body of a man recovered from Sunamganj haor

The body of a man who went missing after a motorised boat capsized in Matian haor of Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj was found on Tuesday.

Fire Service and Civil Defences Tahirpur member Kamal Pasha said the body of Shah Alam, 35, was found floating in the water at around 10:45am on Tuesday. The body of Foyez Miah, 40, the other man who went missing in this incident, is likely to be found soon, he said.

Tahirpur Police Station Officer in Charge Syed Iftekhar Hossain confirmed the matter.

According to locals, Foyez Miah and Shah Alam came to Tahirpur Sadar Bazar using a small motorised boat on Sunday. When they were heading back, a storm caused the boat to capsize near the Boalmara Sluice Gate area of the Matian haor.

A boatman saw the incident from the shore and informed others. After the storm passed, locals started searching for Foyez Miah and Shah Alam. Police and fire service joined soon.

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