BAR1SAL, Mar 2: One person drowned and another missing when a mechanised boat capsized in the Meghna yesterday near Daulatkhan thana, police said, reports BSS.

The dead was identified as Shah Alam (35) while the missing person remains unidentified.

Meanwhile, five persons were rescued from the river Meghna in a critical condition and were admitted to Daulatkhan thana health complexes.

According to the sources. ML Farrok launch ran aground in a char while coming to Daulatkhan from Ramgatl. The passengers of the launch hired mechanised boat from there to come to Daulatkhan. But on the way the boat capsized at the confluence of Daulatkhan and Ramgatl in the Meghna.