At Least 25 Dead After Ferry Sinks in Bangladesh
The ferry sank Sunday night after being hit by a cargo vessel in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj district, just outside Dhaka.
Onlookers and relatives gather after the authorities recovered the capsized boat in Shitalakshya River, in Narayanganj on April 5, 2021.
Photographer: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images
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Dhaka, Bangladesh (AP) -- Rescuers have recovered 25 bodies from a river outside Bangladesh's capital after a ferry collided with another vessel and capsized, an official said Monday.
The ferry ML Rabit Al Hasan sank Sunday night after being hit by a cargo vessel in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj district, just outside Dhaka, officials said.