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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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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.
Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 37 dead
AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 1:47 pm 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 37 dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday.
Capsized Ferry Righted in Bangladesh; 58 Dead
1010 WINS New York - Sun Nov 29, 7:53 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.
The Other Pakistan
Strategy Page - Wed Dec 2, 5:34 am ET
December 2, 2009: Bangladesh is a Moslem country in eastern India. Bangladesh used to be (from 1947-71) East Pakistan.
Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 30 dead
AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 8:09 am ET
A ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 30 dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday.
Bangladesh ferry toll rises to 28
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 7:24 am ET
Rescue workers struggled to find survivors Saturday after at least 28 people were killed when a Bangladesh ferry overloaded with people going home to celebrate a Muslim holiday capsized.
At least 32 killed after Bangladesh ferry sinks
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 7:11 am ET
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.
75 Die in Bangladesh Ferry Accident
CBS News - Mon Nov 30, 5:30 am ET
Death Toll Rises in Weekend Tragedy as 17 More Bodies are Pulled from River
Bangladesh ferry toll rises to 26: official
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 28, 5:19 am ET
Twenty-six people were killed and dozens more were feared dead after a Bangladesh ferry -- jammed with over 1,000 people going home to celebrate the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday -- partially sank, an official said Saturday.
Bangladesh Ferry Capsizes at Dock
International Herald Tribune - Sat Nov 28, 4:35 am ET
A ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked at a terminal in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 18 dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday.