Bangladesh passenger boat capsizes; 46 dead
AP - 1 hour 37 minutes agoAn overcrowded passenger boat capsized in northern Bangladesh on Friday after being hit by a small ferry, leaving at least 46 people dead, police said.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose Monday to 75 after rescuers recovered an additional 17 bodies.
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A rescue ship righted a capsized ferry on Sunday, easing the work of those searching the submerged cabins for scores believed trapped inside more than a day after the boat sank in southern Bangladesh. So far, 51 people have been confirmed dead, authorities said.
Authorities said Monday the death toll from a capsized Bangladesh ferry boat has risen to 63 and will likely go higher.
The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose Monday to 75 after rescuers recovered an additional 17 bodies.
A rescue ship righted a capsized ferry on Sunday, easing the work of those searching the submerged cabins for scores believed trapped inside more than a day after the boat sank in southern Bangladesh. So far, 51 people have been confirmed dead, authorities said.
Rescue workers struggled to find survivors Saturday after at least 33 people died when a Bangladesh ferry overloaded with people returning home to celebrate a Muslim holiday capsized.
DHAKA (Reuters) - Rescuers have retrieved 32 bodies, including at least 12 children, and are searching for scores of people missing after an overcrowded ferry sank in a river along the Bangladesh coast, police and witnesses said on Saturday.