Three children went missing after a trawler with around 60 passengers on board capsized in the Padma near Shimulia ghat in Munshiganj's Louhajang upazila last night.

Sub-Inspector Shahidul Islam, in-charge of Majhirghat river police camp of Shariatpur's Jajira, said the trawler coming from Shimulia capsized after colliding with a goods-laden trawler around 8:00pm.

"Most of the passengers managed to swim ashore, but the three children went missing. We were searching for them," he said.

Three injured passengers were rushed to Jajira Upazila Health Complex, Mahmudul Hasan, Jajira upazila health and family planning officer, told The Daily Star.

Two of them were referred to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital and another was to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, he said.