Dhaka: A ferry carrying more than 100 people capsized in Bangladesh on Thursday after colliding with another vessel and at least 17 people were killed.
The death toll was expected to rise with some passengers believed trapped inside the boat and dozens missing, rescuers said.
Hundreds of people die in ferry accidents on low-lying Bangladesh’s many rivers every year as operators often ignore rules that authorities fail to enforce.
Sources said that divers were trying to retrieve more bodies from the sunken ferry
The ferry, M. L. Bipasha, sank after it collided with a cargo vessel on the Meghna river at Rajapur, 130 km (80 miles) northeast of the capital Dhaka.
Anxious people gathered on the river bank waiting for news of missing relatives, witnesses said.
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