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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. 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. The bodies of two people have been recovered from the River Padma where the boat went down in Munshiganj district, 30km (20 miles) from Dhaka.
Reports say some 50 people have been rescued from the vessel, the Pinak-6. Emergency teams have rescued 100 people 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.Boats are the main form of travel in some rural parts of the country.
It was not immediately clear what caused Monday's accident.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."We have heard that the ferry was overloaded with passengers and the river was rough," local police chief Tofazzal Hossain told AFP news agency.
In May about 50 people died when a ferry sank in the same district.