Narayanganj: Six people have gone missing after a sand-laden trawler capsized in the Dhaleshwari River.

The incident took place at Alirtek in Narayanganj Sadar upazila on Wednesday, reported UNB.

The trawler with 20-25 workers on board sank in the middle of the river around 2:30pm when it was hit by a Munshiganj-bound cargo vessel, said Narayanganj Sadar police officer-in-charge Abdul Malek.

Six people went missing in the incident while the rest managed to swim ashore, he said.

On information, police from Baktabali police camp rushed in and launched a rescue operation with the help of locals.

However, the identities of the missing people could not be known yet.