65 Dead In Bangladesh Ferry Accident

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At least 65 people died after a passenger ferry capsized in Bangladesh, and the death toll could rise, state media reported early Monday.

 

The double-decker ferry sank after it was hit by a cargo vessel around midday Sunday, police and witnesses said. Passengers on the ferry's lower deck may have been trapped.

 

"We have already recovered 65 bodies and rescued around 100 people. Of the deceased, seven were children, including a 7-month-old baby girl," Zillur Rahmanm, assistant general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, told BSS, a state-run news agency.

 

The boat was packed when it overturned on the Padma River in the Manikganj district north of the capital, Dhaka, local police Chief Bidhan Tripura said. Many of those rescued were passengers on the upper deck who jumped into the river.