DHAKA: Almost as soon as the boat started moving to take passengers to the other side of the Karatoya River, where many Hindu devotees were heading to celebrate the Durga Puja festival at a popular temple, the small vessel began to tremble. The 15-minute journey to cross the river in northern Bangladesh that Sunday afternoon quickly turned into a tragedy, taking less than four
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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.