Bodies of two more people who drowned after two boats capsized in the Padma river, have been found raising the death toll from the incident to eight.
The two bodies were found on Sunday.
The body of Rubaiya Aktar, 12, daughter of Rabiul Islam, was found around 1:30pm and Akhi Khatun, 25, around 3pm, Rajshahi Additional District Magistrate Abu Aslam confirmed.
The second boat was also recovered from the river.
However, the bride Sweety Khatun of Aliganj in Poba upazila still remains missing over the incident.
The rescue operation will continue until the missing bride is found, Aslam said.
On Saturday, joint forces including divers from Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) along with a fire service team, BGB, and police, recovered five bodies.
The deceased were identified as Moni Khatun, 40, Eklas Ali, 22, Ratan Ali, 30, Shamim Hossain, 48, and his daughter Roshmi, 7.
On Friday, a minor’s body was recovered.
Nine people, including a bride, went missing after two boats sank in the Padma river at Char Khidirpur on Friday evening due to strong currents.
The boats were carrying passengers who were returning home after attending a post-wedding reception at the groom’s house at Char Khidirpur, a youth who managed to swim ashore said
However, the groom Asaduzzaman Rumon managed to swim ashore.
