The sunken coal laden cargo vessel MV-Bilash was salvaged yesterday evening, nearly six weeks after it capsized carrying 775 metric tonnes of coal in the Passur River in Mongla upazila near the Sundarbans last April 14.

A team of forest department will visit Harbaria point of Passur river of the Sundarbans where a cargo vessel with 775 tonnes of coal capsized Saturday night.

A vessel sank in the Sundarbans' Passur river with 775 tonnes of coal after it ran aground Saturday night.

As the country gears up for a four-day-long long march from Dhaka to Khulna in protest of the Rampal power plant, netizens are advocating on social media by changing their profile picture to show their support for the cause.