A lighter vessel carrying cement clinker has capsized on Sunday near Bhashan Char of Noakhali district in the Bay of Bengal.
"The lighter vessel identified as 'Sheikh Fardin' capsized around 9am. All the crews on board were rescued by nearby vessels," said Nabi Alam, secretary of Lighter Vessel Workers' Union.
Md Selim, deputy director of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) said that the lighter vessel left Chattogram Port for Narayanganj around 4am.
"The vessel might have collided with another vessel and capsized off Noakhali coast. We will send a letter to the owner of the vessel," said the official.