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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 ferry capsizes at dock; 37 dead
Channel 8 San Diego - Sat Nov 28, 12:03 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 37dead and scores missing, authorities said Saturday.
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.
Ferry death toll rises to 62
KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Mon Nov 30, 12:05 am ET
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Authorities say the death toll from a weekend capsizing of a ferry in southern Bangladesh has risen to 62 after the recovery of an additional four bodies.
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.
Two dead, 50 missing as Bangladesh ferry sinks
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 1:28 pm ET
At least two 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 river in coastal area on Friday night, police said.
World Digest
The Capital - Sun Nov 29, 12:39 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 dead and scores missing, authorities said yesterday.
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.