Scores Missing After Bangladesh Ferry Accident
A relative of a missing passenger mourns after a ferry sank on the Meghna river, in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Feb. 8, 2013.
Bangladeshis watch a rescue operation from the banks of the Meghna River, Feb. 8, 2013.
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a ferry that capsized in Meghna River, Bangladesh, Feb. 8, 2013.
A rescue operation in progress after a ferry capsized in the Meghna River at Munshiganj, south of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 8, 2013.
Scores Missing After Bangladesh Ferry Accident
VOA News
February 08, 2013
Officials in central Bangladesh say scores of people are missing after a ferry carrying more than 100 passengers capsized Friday.
Authorities say at least 25 people were rescued from the overturned boat in a river in the Munshiganj district.
It was not immediately clear what caused the accident.
Bangladesh has a history of boating disasters because of its lax safety standards and frequent overloading of vessels.