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| River ferry capsizes in Bangladesh | River ferry capsizes in Bangladesh |
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| A ferry carrying about 200 passengers has capsized south-west of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, officials say. | |
| Emergency workers and army teams are at the scene in Munshiganj district where the accident happened on the River Padma, 30km (20 miles) from Dhaka. | |
| Reports say some 50 people have been rescued from the vessel, the Pinak-6. | |
| Accidents are common on Bangladesh's river network and scores of people are killed every year, with overcrowding and poor boat quality often to blame. | Accidents are common on Bangladesh's river network and scores of people are killed every year, with overcrowding and poor boat quality often to blame. |
| Boats are the main form of travel in some rural parts of the country. | |
| It was not immediately clear what caused Monday's accident. | |
| "We have heard that the ferry was overloaded with passengers and the river was rough," local police chief Tofazzal Hossain told AFP news agency. |