At least 50 people, including women and children, were missing after a boat with about 100 passengers on board capsized Sunday night in a river in Bangladesh.
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At least 50 people, including women and children, were missing after a boat with about 100 passengers on board capsized Sunday night in a river in Bangladesh.
The boat left the Tanbazar ghat for Bandar area at around 10 pm. As it reached the middle of the river Shitalakkhya, a sand-laden cargo boat rammed into it, The Daily Star quoted a police officer as saying.
"Around 20-30 passengers have been rescued immediately after the incident while six of the injured were admitted to different local hospitals," the officer said.
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