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Bangladesh ferry accident leaves 46 dead

AFP - 50 minutes ago

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 ferry toll at 40, but set to rise: police
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 29, 2:51 am ET
Bangladeshi rescue workers on Sunday pulled more bodies from a capsized ferry as police said at least 40 people had died and warned that "scores" more corpses remained in the vessel.
Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 37 dead
Boston Herald - Sat Nov 28, 8:18 am ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh - 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 die in Bangladesh ferry disaster
MSNBC - Sat Nov 28, 12:23 am ET
A ferry packed capsized as passengers disembarked in Bangladesh, leaving at least 37 dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday.
Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 15 dead
Chicago Sun-Times - Sat Nov 28, 12:37 am ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities say a ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked at a terminal in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 15 dead and scores missing.Local police official Saiful Islam says the missing people are feared trapped inside the ferry.He says the accident occurred late Friday in Bhola district, 64 miles (104 kilometers ...
Ferry death toll rises to 62
AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 29, 11:51 pm ET
The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose to 62 Monday after rescuers recovered an additional four bodies, police said.
Bangladesh ferry accident death toll rises to 35 - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Sat Nov 28, 12:41 pm ET
Dhaka - The death toll from ferry accident in Bangladesh's southern Bhola district rose to 35 on Saturday, after rescuers retrieved 18 more bodies trapped in the emersed vessel, officials said. Some 30 passengers were still missing when rescue operat...
Bahrain cracks down on illegal immigration
World Tribune - Mon Nov 30, 9:23 pm ET
ABU DHABI — Bahrain's interior ministry has directed to track and deport illegal migrants to the sheikdom. Officials said thousands of south Asians, particularly from Bangladesh and Pakistan, were infiltrating Bahrain and flooding the job market.
Bangladesh ferry capsizes at dock; 30 dead
FOX 11 Tucson - Sat Nov 28, 5:33 am ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked at a terminal in southern Bangladesh.
How Can Humanity Avoid or Reverse the Dangers Posed by a Warming Climate?
Scientific American - Mon Nov 30, 7:03 am ET
Wetlands from Bangladesh to Florida submerged. Drought and devastating heat in important granaries such as the Yangtze floodplain in China or Ukraine. Rains that come too often or too hard in India or the U.S. Northeast. The list of potentially devastating impacts from climate change is a long one. But with greenhouse gas emissions continuing to climb and concentrations in the atmosphere rising ...
Ferry death toll rises to 75
WAVE 3 Louisville - Mon Nov 30, 9:59 am ET
The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh rose to 75 today after rescuers recovered an additional 17 bodies.
7 Killed, 50 Missing In Bangladesh Ferry Accident
INO News - Fri Nov 27, 5:40 pm ET
(RTTNews) - At least seven people were killed and over 50 others missing after an overcrowded ferry capsized in southern Bangladesh, said officials and local news reports on Friday.
Seven killed in Bangladesh ferry accident
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 4:41 pm ET
At least seven people were killed and dozens missing as a Bangladeshi ferry packed with more than 1,000 passengers going home to celebrate Eid-ul Adha listed and partly sank late Friday, police said.
Five dead, 50 missing as Bangladesh Eid ferry sinks
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 2:54 pm ET
At least five people died and 50 were reported missing after a ferry with several hundred passengers going home for the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival sank in a coastal area river Friday night, police said.
2 jailed for beating crocodile in Bangladesh
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 2:45 am ET
A court in southwestern Bangladesh has jailed two men for severely beating a pregnant crocodile at an Islamic shrine, a news report said Thursday.
Three killed in Bangladesh ferry accident
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 2:20 pm ET
At least three people were killed and dozens missing as a Bangladeshi ferry packed with more than 1,000 passengers travelling home to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid-ul Adha tilted and partly sank late Friday, police said.