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The ferry sank after being hit by a cargo vessel in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj district, just outside Dhaka.
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The death toll from a weekend ferry capsize in Bangladesh rose to 34 on Tuesday after rescuers and villagers recovered nine more bodies from waters outside the nation s capital, an official said.
Local chief government administrator Nahida Barik said the additional bodies were found from Sunday s capsize of the passenger ferry ML Rabit Al Hasan.
It was unclear whether any more people remained missing because ferry owners do not always keep formal passenger lists.
The ferry sank after being hit by a cargo vessel in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj district, just outside Dhaka.
DHAKA, Bangladesh The death toll from a weekend ferry capsize in Bangladesh rose to 34 on Tuesday after rescuers and villagers recovered nine more bodies from waters outside the nation’s capital, an official said. Local chief government administrator Nahida Barik said the additional bodies were found from Sunday’s capsize of the passenger ferry ML […]
The relatives of passengers who were on the boat that capsized on Sunday look on as authorities carry out a salvage operation. AFP
DHAKA: Rescuers have recovered 28 bodies from a river outside Bangladesh’s capital after a ferry collided with another vessel and capsized, an official said on Monday.
The ferry ML Rabit Al Hasan sank on Sunday night after being hit by a cargo vessel in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj district, just outside Dhaka, officials said.
The search for survivors from the ferry disaster was called off on Monday, officials said, with the death toll rising to 28 when rescuers pulled the vessel from the water and found bodies inside.
DHAKA (Bangladesh): The death toll from a weekend ferry capsize in Bangladesh rose to 34 on Tuesday after rescuers and villagers recovered nine more bodies from waters outside the nation s capital, an official said.
Local chief government administrator Nahida Barik said the additional bodies were found from Sunday s capsize of the passenger ferry ML Rabit Al Hasan.
It was unclear whether any more people remained missing because ferry owners do not always keep formal passenger lists.
The ferry sank after being hit by a cargo vessel in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj district, just outside Dhaka.
The double-decker ferry was traveling to neighbouring Munshiganj district with more than 50 passengers when the accident took place.
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