The death toll from the boat capsize in the Karatoya river of Panchagarh rose to 69, with the recovery of another body on Wednesday.
The deceased Himalay Chandra, son of Biren Chandra of Boda upazila under the district.
Fire service divers recovered the body from the Karatoya River near Aulia ghat in the upazila, said Dipankar Roy, additional district magistrate, reports UNB.
He said the bodies of 30 women, 21 children and 18 men were recovered while three others are still missing.
Meanwhile, the five-member probe body, headed by additional district magistrate Roy, got three additional days to submit its report, said Md Zahurul Islam, deputy commissioner of Panchagarh.
On Sunday, the overloaded passenger boat carrying around 80 people, mostly Hindu devotees, sank in the middle of the river while heading towards Badheshwar Temple on the occasion of Mahalaya.
Some 25 bodies were recovered from the river on that day only, while many others managed to swim ashore.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
