21 dead, dozens missing after boat sinks in Bangladesh
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Passenger vessel reportedly collided with a sand-laden cargo ship on a lake in the town of Bijoynagar.
At least 21 people were killed and dozens remain missing as a boat packed with passengers and a sand-laden cargo ship collided in a lake in eastern Bangladesh. The boat was reportedly carrying some 60 passengers when the incident occurred on Friday on a lake in the town of Bijoynagar, local official Hayat-ud-Doula Khan said. The cargo ship’s steel tip and the boat collided, causing the passenger vessel to capsize, he said.More Related News