Bangladesh ferry accident kills at least 11, many missing

Wednesday, 9th September 2020

Officials said, A ferry in Bangladesh taking around 40 passengers capsized after crashing with a sand-laden vessel on Wednesday and at least 11 people dead and many more missing.

The dead involve five children and three women, said Kazi Mohammad Abdur Rahman, district administrator of Netrokona, where the accident happened on the Gumai river 160 km (99 miles) north of the capital Dhaka.

He said, “So far, 11 bodies have been recovered. The rescue operation for those missing is ongoing.”

Hundreds of people die each year in ferry accidents in Bangladesh, a low-lying country that has extensive inland waterways but lax safety standards.