The death toll from Monday's Malaysia-bound trawler capsize rose to eight, with the recovery of two more bodies from the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday night, reports UNB.
However, the identities of the two deceased, both women believed to be in their 20s, could not be identified immediately.
Md Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station, said that on information, they recovered one body from the Shilkhali Sea beach and another from the South Shilkhali Sea beach, respectively, on Wednesday night.
The bodies were sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for post-mortem, he said, adding that the bodies will be handed over to their families once their identities are identified.
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