At least 26 killed as boat capsizes in Bangladesh 1 minute read
Dhaka, May 3 (EFE).- At least 26 people died as a passenger boat capsized Monday after a collision with another boat in the Padma river in central Bangladesh, the authorities said.
The incident occurred around 7am in Madaripur district when a speed boat carrying some 30 passengers was hit by a vessel transporting sand, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence officer Lima Khanam.
“So far we could recover 26 dead bodies, which included 22 males, three women and a child. We are not yet sure exactly how many people are missing. But usually this kind of boat can accommodate about 30 passengers,” Khanam told EFE.
Death toll rises to 34 in Bangladesh boat accident 2 minutes read
Dhaka, Apr 6 (efe-epa).- At least five bodies were recovered Tuesday from the site of a recent boat accident near the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, taking the death toll in the incident to 34, according to the authorities.
The incident occurred around 6 pm on Sunday when an overcrowded passenger boat capsized in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj district.
“We have so far recovered 34 bodies, five of them in floating condition today,” Narayanganj administration chief Mustain Billah told EFE.
Billah added that the bodies were handed over to their families, and that two others remain missing.
Death toll rises to 27 in Bangladesh boat accident 1 minute read
Dhaka, April 5 (efe-epa).- At least 22 bodies were recovered Monday from the site of a recent boat accident near the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, taking the death toll in the incident to 27, according to the authorities.
The incident occurred around 6 pm on Sunday when a boat carrying at least 46 passengers capsized in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj district.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority director Rafiqul Islam said rescue teams had managed to get hold of the capsized boat and dragged it to the shore around noon on Monday.
“We have pulled out 21 bodies from the boat while one dead body came afloat today. We had recovered five bodies last night. We checked the boat thoroughly, there are no more bodies inside,” Islam told EFE.