Two greasers on the vessel FB Desh died on their way to Dhaka
July 01, 2026
Chattogram Bureau
bdnews24.com
Two of the six people burnt in a fire on a fishing trawler anchored in the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram have died on the way to Dhaka.
Rubel and Shah Alam, two greasers on the fishing trawler FB Desh, died on Tuesday night, the ship's captain Zubair Mahmud told bdnews24.com.
Locals discover the bodies in a drifting boat after it washes ashore
The vessel was hit by another ship in the Karnaphuli Channel in the wee hours of Tuesday
Two workers have died in Raozan and two more in the city after entering underground tanks
“We presume the accident occurred when the driver fell asleep, or there was a sudden erosion in the riverbank,” says Fire Service…
Two others of the family are currently undergoing treatment at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute
The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise.
