Ten more bodies recovered after Bangladeshi ferry sinks, six still missing
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The main ferry terminal in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh, where boats form an important part of the state's transport system.
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DHAKA (REUTERS) - Ten more bodies have been recovered from Bangladesh's Panguchi River, a local official said on Thursday (March 30), after a ferry carrying about 80 passengers capsized this week.
Divers had been deployed to find the six people who were still missing, the chief administrator of Morelganj sub-district, Obaidur Rahman, said.
Rashedul Alam, a police official from Morelganj, where the accident happened, said a combination of strong currents and overloading caused the ferry to sink on Tuesday.
Most of the passengers had swum to safety, he said.
Low-lying Bangladesh, with extensive inland waterways and slack safety standards, has a track record of ferry accidents and deaths sometimes run into the hundreds.
