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Bangladesh ferry collision kills dozens | Bangladesh ferry collision kills dozens |
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A ferry has capsized in central Bangladesh, killing at least 41 people including a young baby. | |
The ferry, carrying about 100 people aboard, collided with a trawler on the river Padma about 40km (25 miles) north-west of the capital Dhaka. | The ferry, carrying about 100 people aboard, collided with a trawler on the river Padma about 40km (25 miles) north-west of the capital Dhaka. |
At least 50 passengers managed to swim to shore or were saved, officials said, with rescue efforts ongoing. | At least 50 passengers managed to swim to shore or were saved, officials said, with rescue efforts ongoing. |
Accidents are common on Bangladesh's river network, with overcrowding and poor boat quality often to blame. | Accidents are common on Bangladesh's river network, with overcrowding and poor boat quality often to blame. |
The death toll was expected to rise on Sunday as rescue divers searched the water, police official Bidhan Tripura told Reuters news agency. | The death toll was expected to rise on Sunday as rescue divers searched the water, police official Bidhan Tripura told Reuters news agency. |
Police have seized the trawler and arrested two of its crew, Mr Tripura said. | Police have seized the trawler and arrested two of its crew, Mr Tripura said. |
River authorities, assisted by firefighters, are attempting to raise the sunken vessel. | River authorities, assisted by firefighters, are attempting to raise the sunken vessel. |
Hafizur Rahman Sheikh, who survived the crash, told Bangladesh's Prothom Alo newspaper that many passengers were trapped on the lower decks when the ferry sank. | Hafizur Rahman Sheikh, who survived the crash, told Bangladesh's Prothom Alo newspaper that many passengers were trapped on the lower decks when the ferry sank. |
A similar accident on earlier this month killed at least seven passengers in southern Bangladesh, and in August 2014 more than 100 people died when a ferry with a capacity of 85 crashed with more than 200 people aboard. | A similar accident on earlier this month killed at least seven passengers in southern Bangladesh, and in August 2014 more than 100 people died when a ferry with a capacity of 85 crashed with more than 200 people aboard. |