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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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Toll at 63 in Bangladesh ferry mishap
UPI - Mon Nov 30, 7:44 am ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Authorities said Monday the death toll from a capsized Bangladesh ferry boat has risen to 63 and will likely go higher.
Bangladesh ferry death toll rises to 77
Boston Herald - Mon Nov 30, 1:49 pm ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose Monday to 77 after rescuers recovered an additional 19 bodies. Rescuers...
Death Toll In Bangladesh Ferry Disaster Rises To 72
INO News - Mon Nov 30, 4:41 pm ET
(RTTNews) - The death toll in a ferry accident that happened in southern Bangladesh last Friday has risen to 72 after rescuers retrieved twenty more bodies on Monday, said officials and local news reports.
Indian rebel leader arrested in Bangladesh
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 2, 4:02 am ET
New Delhi - One of the leaders of a separatist group operating in India's north-eastern state of Assam has been arrested in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, Indian media reported Wednesday. Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of the banned United Liberation...
Capsized ferry righted in Bangladesh; 58 dead
AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 29, 9:27 am ET
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, 58 people have been confirmed dead, authorities said.
Death toll from Bangladesh ferry sinking reaches 49
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 29, 5:55 am ET
The death toll from an overcrowded ferry that sank in Bangladesh two days ago rose to 49, officials said Sunday, with rescuers saying many more victims were still trapped inside the vessel.
Capsized ferry righted in Bangladesh; 45 dead
AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 29, 3:23 am ET
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, 45 people have been confirmed dead, authorities said.
At least 33 die in Bangladesh ferry accident: police
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 29, 12:55 am ET
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.
Bangladesh ferry accident death toll rises to 71
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 30, 4:46 am ET
Dhaka - The death toll from a ferry accident in Bangladesh's southern Bhola district rose to 71 on Monday, after rescuers retrieved more bodies trapped in the sunken vessel, officials said. The rescuers so far retrieved 71 bodies trapped inside the ...
Death toll in Bangladesh ferry capsize rises to 40
AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 11:39 pm ET
Rescuers searched inside the submerged cabins of a triple-deck ferry Sunday for scores of people believed to be missing after it capsized near a dock in southern Bangladesh, killing at least 40, authorities said.
Dozens dead in Bangladesh Ferry accident
WABC-TV New York - Sun Nov 29, 11:56 pm ET
The death toll rose up to 62 in the Bangladesh ferry accident.
28 killed as ferry sinks in Bangladesh
CNN - Sat Nov 28, 7:39 pm ET
A ferry crammed with people capsized late Friday night in Bangladesh, killing at least 28 passengers, police said.
AIDS toll reaches 39 in Bangladesh in 2009
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 1, 9:16 am ET
Dhaka - Bangladeshi Health Minister Ruhul Haque on Tuesday said some 39 people were died from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the country so far in 2009, raising the death toll from the deadly virus to 204 in the last 20 years. Releasin...
Bangladesh Plans To Launch Telecom Satellite Soon
Space War - Sun Nov 29, 8:04 pm ET
Dhaka, Bangladesh (XNA) Nov 27, 2009 - Bangladesh wants to enter space-age soon as the government plans to launch a satellite into the space for the development of the country's telecommunications services.
At least 40 are killed in Bangladesh ferry wreck
Los Angeles Times - Sun Nov 29, 3:16 am ET
A triple-deck ferry packed with hundreds of travelers heading home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 40 people dead and scores missing, authorities said today.