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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.
1/4 A relative of a missing passenger mourns after a ferry sank on the Meghna river, in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Feb. 8, 2013.
A ferry carrying more than 100 passengers capsized after colliding with a barge laden with sand in the Meghna River in Munshiganj district.
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Bangladeshis watch a rescue operation from the banks of the Meghna River, Feb. 8, 2013.
2/4 Bangladeshis watch a rescue operation from the banks of the Meghna River, Feb. 8, 2013.
A ferry carrying more than 100 passengers capsized after colliding with a barge laden with sand in the Meghna River in Munshiganj district.
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Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a ferry that capsized in Meghna River, Bangladesh, Feb. 8, 2013.
3/4 Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a ferry that capsized in Meghna River, Bangladesh, Feb. 8, 2013.
A ferry carrying more than 100 passengers capsized after colliding with a barge laden with sand in the Meghna River in Munshiganj district.
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A rescue operation in progress after a ferry capsized in the Meghna River at Munshiganj, south of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 8, 2013.
4/4 A rescue operation in progress after a ferry capsized in the Meghna River at Munshiganj, south of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 8, 2013.
A ferry carrying more than 100 passengers capsized after colliding with a barge laden with sand in the Meghna River in Munshiganj district.
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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.
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