{"id":5309,"date":"2022-09-25T13:06:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T13:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiaposts.com\/bangladesh-ferry-accident-kills-24-dozens-missing\/"},"modified":"2022-09-25T13:06:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T13:06:31","slug":"bangladesh-ferry-accident-kills-24-dozens-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiaposts.com\/bangladesh-ferry-accident-kills-24-dozens-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh ferry accident kills 24, dozens missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>DHAKA: At least 24 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday (Sep 25) in Bangladesh, in the worst waterways disaster to hit the country in more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>The bodies recovered so far included 12 women and eight children, said Jahurul Islam, district administrator of northern Panchagarh, where the accident occurred.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The rescue operation for those missing is ongoing,&#8221; he said. The ferry was taking devotees to a Hindu temple.<\/p>\n<p>Islam said he did not know the exact number of people missing, but passengers said more than 70 people had been on board.<\/p>\n<p>Police said some 30 people were still missing while some of the passengers managed to swim ashore.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people die each year in ferry accidents in Bangladesh, a low-lying country that has extensive inland waterways and lax safety standards.<\/p>\n<p>At least 26 people died in April last year after an overcrowded ferry collided with a cargo vessel and sank on the Shitalakhsya River outside the capital Dhaka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] DHAKA: At least 24 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday (Sep 25) in Bangladesh, in the worst waterways disaster to hit the country in more than a year. 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