The death toll from the boat overturned in the Karatoya River in Panchagarh rose to 64, with the recovery of nine more bodies Tuesday morning, reports UNB.
Two of the bodies were fished out of the Atrai river in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur and two from Debiganj upazila in Panchagarh, while the remaining were recovered from the area where the accident took place, said Dipankar Roy, additional district magistrate.
Rescue operations resumed 7am and "efforts are on to trace 20 more missing passengers", he said.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
