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DHAKA: The death toll from the sinking of an overcrowded ferry carrying Hindu devotees in northern Bangladesh climbed to 50 on Monday (Sep 26), with many passengers missing a day after the disaster.<\/p>\n
Onlookers and relatives of the missing gathered along the riverbank as rescuers searched for bodies, witnesses said.<\/p>\n
“I just want to see the face of my mother,” Deepak Chandra Roy said, speaking through tears as he searched for his mother. His son was rescued.<\/p>\n
The dead recovered so far included 25 women and 13 children, said Jahurul Islam, chief administrator of the northern district of Panchagarh, where the accident occurred.<\/p>\n
“Divers are searching for more bodies as some are still missing,” he said, adding the ferry was taking Hindu devotees to a temple on the occasion of Mahalaya, when Hindus make offerings to their ancestors.<\/p>\n
The death toll was the worst for a maritime disaster in the country since 2015.<\/p>\n
A five-member committee was investigating the sinking but initial reports suggested the boat was carrying almost three times its capacity, Islam said.<\/p>\n
Authorities were making checks on the list of the missing based on information provided by relatives, he said, while passengers said more than 70 people had been on board.<\/p>\n
Police said some 15 people were still missing while some of the passengers managed to swim ashore or were rescued.<\/p>\n
Dozens of people die each year in ferry accidents in Bangladesh, a low-lying country that has extensive inland waterways and lax safety standards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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