UNB, Khulna :
A man went missing after a brick-laden ball gate sank in the Pasur River on the way from Khulna to Barishal during a storm on Wednesday.
The missing person is Moksed. Two others, Md Haseeb Bepari and Md Siddique, swam to the shore.
The ball gate named MV Mokamiya Darbar sank near the Mongla port in the area adjacent to Digraj Vidyarbahan Canal around 7:30 pm on Wednesday.
Ardesh Ali, fire service officer of Mongla EPZ, said a rescue operation has been underway since Thursday morning with the help of the Khulna diving team to recover the ball gate and rescue the missing person.
However, the operation is being hampered due to the heavy current in the river, he said.
