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Pall of gloom descends on villages near Bangladesh capital after 26 killed in ferry accident - World News

2021-04-05 11:06:01 GMT2021-04-05 19:06:01(Beijing Time) Xinhua English By Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, April 5 (Xinhua) A pall of gloom has descended over villages near Bangladesh capital Dhaka after divers dragged 21 more bodies from inside a sunken ferry Monday afternoon. With the recovery of the bodies, the death toll of Sunday s ferry sinking accident rose to 26. Ershad Hossain, senior duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters, told Xinhua that the bodies were recovered from the river of Shitalakkhya in Narayanganj district, about 20 km from the Bangladesh capital Dhaka. The jam-packed ferry, carrying some 50 passengers, sank on Sunday night. Another 21 missing bodies were recovered on Monday afternoon which takes the number of total death toll to 26 from five on Sunday night, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Chairman Commodore Golam Sadeq told journalists.

Bangladesh: Dozens dead, several missing after ferry sinks | News | DW

Bangladesh: Dozens dead, several missing after ferry sinks The double-decker ferry packed with passengers capsized after being hit by a cargo vessel from the rear. Rescue workers were searching for survivors late into the night. Thousands in Bangladesh were rushing home on ferries after the government announced a seven-day lockdown from April 5. Emergency crews recovered at least 25 bodies after a passenger ferry sank, officials said on Monday. Nine people remain missing, said fire and civil defense official Ershad Hossain. The small ferry packed was packed with more than 50 passengers when it collided with another boat in central Bangladesh on Sunday evening.

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