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Bangladesh ferry accident leaves 46 dead

AFP - Fri Dec 4, 12:32 pm ET

At least 46 people died in northeastern Bangladesh on Friday after a ferry capsized and sank, police said, the second such accident in the impoverished nation in a week.

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Bangladesh flood-tolerant rice to fight climate change
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 6:53 am ET
Bangladesh said Wednesday it had developed three varieties of flood-resistant rice, set for commercial launch early next year, to help its millions of poor farmers fight the effects of climate change.
Overcrowded ferry sinks, at least 17 holidaymakers killed
EARTHtimes.org - Sat Nov 28, 3:41 am ET
Dhaka - At least 17 holidaymakers were killed in a ferry accident in Bangladesh's southern Bhola district early Saturday, officials said. Rescuers retrieved 17 bodies in Tentulia river near Nazirpur, some 150 kilometres south of capital Dhaka. Deputy...
View Systems' Product Partner, Belcom, Announces Orders From Saudi Arabia, India, Bangladesh and the UAE
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 24, 11:14 am ET
BALTIMORE, Md. -- View Systems, Inc. , a security and tele-data solutions provider, announced today that the company's leading authorized and exclusive international dealer and business partner, Belcom, a Belhasa International Company, has received a second round of orders for ViewScan units and other View Systems products from Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, India and the United Arab Emirates.
Photo exhibit
The Clarion - Thu Nov 26, 1:05 am ET
The "Knife Vendor" is an image of a man who appears to be all right because of his clean clothes, but in actuality he is starving. This contrast of the man´s clothes with his sunken cheek bones shows just one aspect of life in Bangladesh.
Interpol Red Alert To Nab Bangladesh Founding Leader's Killers
INO News - Sun Nov 22, 10:40 pm ET
(RTTNews) - A "red alert" has been issued by the international police organization Interpol to nab the fugitives who are believed to be living abroad and are linked to the assassination of Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Bangladesh 'mutiny guards in court' this week
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 3:25 am ET
The first of thousands of Bangladeshi border guards accused of staging a deadly mutiny in February will go on trial this week, an official said Monday.
Product recalls: boy's velour warm-up sets
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 24, 4:46 pm ET
The following recall has been announced: --About 5,400 boy's velour warm-up sets, made in Bangladesh by KT Group Inc., of New York, because the sweat shirts have drawstrings through the hoods, posing a strangulation hazard to children.
Bangladesh begins first trial of soldiers for mutiny
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 7:11 am ET
Dhaka - The trial began Tuesday against the first group of 3,500 Bangladeshi border troops who mutinied against their commanders over pay and rank in February, officials said. A three-member special court headed by Major General M Mainul Islam, direc...
Bangladesh arrests 14 suspected Islamic extremists
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 1:39 pm ET
Police in southwestern Bangladesh on Saturday said they had arrested 14 suspected Islamic militants who had links to a banned group.
Bangladesh ferry accident kills 43: police
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 5:11 am ET
At least 43 people died in northeastern Bangladesh on Friday after a ferry capsized and sank, police said, the second such accident in the impoverished nation in a week.
Bangladesh Passenger Boat Capsizes; 46 Dead
Fox News - Fri Dec 4, 10:59 am ET
An overcrowded passenger boat capsized in northern Bangladesh on Friday after being hit by a small ferry, leaving at least 46 people dead, police said.
Another passenger boat capsizes in Bangladesh, killing 46
New York Daily News - Fri Dec 4, 10:14 am ET
An overcrowded passenger boat capsized in northern Bangladesh on Friday after being hit by a small ferry, leaving at least 46 people dead, police said.
35 Dead In Bangladesh Ferry Accident - Police
Nasdaq - Fri Dec 4, 3:32 am ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP)--At least 35 people died in northeastern Bangladesh Friday after a ferry capsized, police said, the second accident of its kind this week in the impoverished nation.
Bangladesh Passenger Boat Capsizes; 38 Dead
WJXT Jacksonville - Fri Dec 4, 4:07 am ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- An overcrowded passenger boat carrying more than 80 people capsized in northern Bangladesh on Friday after being hit by a small ferry, leaving at least 38 people dead and several missing, police said.
Bangladesh passenger boat capsizes; 36 dead
KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Fri Dec 4, 3:20 am ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Authorities say a passenger boat has capsized after being hit by a small ferry in a river in northern Bangladesh, leaving at least 36 people dead.