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Sun News Desk : Three people killed in a boat capsize in a canal while they were returning from a wedding ceremony in Tangail on Thursday.
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This incident happened in Buira Beel at Tarafpur Dakshinpara village under Tarafpur union of the upazila.
The deceased were identified as Singapore expatriate Ripon Chowdhury, 40, Sneha Akter, 8, daughter of Italian expatriate Kahinur Mia, residents of Mundirapara village, and Asif Mia, 20, son of Salim Mia of Haria village under Bhowra union of the upazila.
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Locals said wedding day of Tutul Chowdhury, son of Intaj Ali Chowdhury of Mundirapara village, and Lipa Akter, daughter of Majnu Mia of Tarafpur village, was fixed on Thursday.
In the afternoon, around 10 persons including children and women were crossing local Buira Beel by a boat to go to Mirzapur from the wedding ceremony. At that time, a woman in the boat started screaming and moving after seeing a snake on the water. As the others also screamed in fear, the boat swayed and sank into the water. The trio drowned in the water.
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Later, local people recovered their bodies from the river.
Mirzapur Police Station officer-in-charge Sheikh Abu Saleh confirmed the matter.
Sun News/MR
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