DHAKA - At least 25 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday (Sept 25) in Bangladesh, a local official said, in the worst waterways disaster to hit the country in more than a year. The bodies recovered so far included 12 women and eight children, said Jahurul Islam, district administrator.
At least 31 people were killed and some were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday in Bangladesh, officials said on Monday, in the worst waterways disaster to hit the country in more than a year.
Dhaka, Sep 25 (EFE).- Around 32 people have died and at least 40 remain missing after a boat capsized in Bangladesh’s northern Panchagarh district, officials said Monday. The boat, carrying approximately 80 passengers, sank in the river Karatoya on Sunday afternoon, minutes after it sailed from the Awaliar Ghat area in the district. Most of …