Lakshmipur: Two fishermen were killed and another went missing after a fishing boat capsized during a storm in the river Meghna in Ramgati upazila of Lakshmipur in the early hours of Tuesday.

Ramgati Police Station Officer-in-charge Mohammad Iqbal Hossain said Awlad Hossain, son of Tajul Hossain of Balur Char village and Mahi Alam, son of Abdul Salam of the same village, were killed in the boat capsize.

One Helal Uddin, son of Mostafizur Rahman of Char Daktar village, is still missing, he said.

The police official said the fishing boat capsized during the storm when they were fishing in the river.

Police recovered the bodies and handed them over to the families, the OC said, adding that a search effort is underway to find the missing one.