At least 25 bodies have been recovered so far from the passenger bus that fell into the Padma River from the pontoon at Daulatdia ferry ghat in Goalanda, Rajbari. Among them, 21 bodies have been identified and handed over to their families by the district administration.
The Rajbari district administration confirmed the information on Thursday (March 26) around 7:30 am.
However, approximately eight people are still missing. Fire Service personnel and Navy divers are working to rescue them.
Talha Bin Jasim, Officer-in-Charge of the Fire Service Media Cell, provided this information. He also said that, with the help of the rescue team and locals, eight people were rescued alive, including three men and five women. However, two of the women were declared dead by doctors after being taken to the hospital.
The bodies of 22 people have been recovered from the bus. Among them are six men, 11 women, and five children—four boys and one girl.
Crowd gathers at Daulatdia ferry ghat as 25 bodies are recovered from a bus that fell into the Padma River in Rajbari.
In total, the death toll has reached 25. Of them, 23 have been identified. The Fire Service recovered 22 bodies, two rescued by locals were declared dead at the hospital, and one was recovered by Navy divers.
The identified victims include Rehena Akter, 61, wife of the late Ismail Hossain Khan, and their son Ahnaf Tahmid Khan, 25, from Bhabanipur Lalmia Road, Rajbari; Soha Akter, 11, daughter of Sohel Molla; Zahura Anti, 27, daughter of the late Dr Abdul Alim from Sajjankanda; Kazi Saif, 30, daughter of Kazi Mukul; Tajbid, 7, son of KBM Musabbir; Lima Akter, 26, daughter of Sobahan Mondol from Dadshi Ramchandrapur; Sabit Hasan, 8, son of Shariful Islam from Agmarai village; and Josna, 35, and Safia Akter Rinthi, 12, wife and daughter of Rezaul Karim from Choto Bhaklar Char Barkipara in Goalanda.
Others include Faiz Shahanur, 11, daughter of Billal Hossain from Kalukhali Bowaliar Bhabanipur; Najmira Jesmin, 30, and Abdur Rahman, 6, wife and son of Abdul Aziz from Ratandia Mahendrapur Belgachhi; Arman Khan, 31, son of Arab Khan from Baliyakandi Pashchim Khalkhola, the bus driver; Marzina Khatun, 56, wife of Md Abu Bakkar Siddiq from Mojmpur, Kushtia; Rajib Biswas, 28, son of Himangshu Biswas from Khagrabari; Israfil, 3, son of Delwar Hossain from Khoksha Samajpur Dhushundur; Ayesha Siddika, 13, daughter of Giasuddin Ripon from Samsupur; seven-month-old Arman, daughter of Nuruzzaman from Shailkupa, Jhenaidah; Mukta Khanum, 38, wife of the late Jahangir Alam from Kotalipara, Gopalganj; Nasima, 40, wife of the late Noor Islam from Parbatipur, Dinajpur; and Ayesha Akter Suma, 30, wife of Md Nuruzzaman from Ashulia, Dhaka.
The incident occurred around 5:30pm on Wednesday, when a Sowharda Paribahan bus lost control and plunged into the Padma River with around 50 passengers near ferry ghat No. 3. The bus sank instantly.