Shawdesh desk:

A man and his son were missing as a trawler with seven people, including the two, capsized in the River Meghna on Sunday night.

The missing are Razzak Sardar and his son Parvez Sadar, residents of Mehediganj upazila of Barishal.

Those who have been rescued are Russell Sardar, Reaz, Shakil, Rubel, and Ratan Sardar.

Rescued Shakil said that they sailed out for Barishal’s Mehediganj from Bhola’s Manpura upazila on a trawler carrying scrap objects on Sunday night.

At one stage, the front end of the trawler started sinking in the river due to heavy tide, forcing five out of the seven crew members to jump into the river, he said, adding that unfortunately Razzak and his son were stuck in the trawler.

Fishermen from other boats and trawlers rushed in and rescued the five, Shakil said, adding that the fishermen later called the emergency service 999, seeking assistance to rescue the missing victims.

Bhola river police officer-in-charge Bidyut Kumar Ghosh confirmed the matter, saying that a river police team was performing duty at the spot while a diver team of Fire Service and Civil Defence was conducting an operation to find the missing persons.