Bangladesh: More than 20 killed after pilgrim boat capsizes

Death toll in Bangladesh boat capsize rises to 50

Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 27 (ANI): The death toll of Sunday’s deadly boat capsize in Panchagarh has reached fifty as 26 more bodies were discovered on Monday. The Daily Star reported quoting the additional deputy commissioner, Dipankar Roy confirmed the death toll from the control room at Mareya Union Parishad. Among the victims, there were 25 […]

Death toll from boat capsize in Bangladesh rises to 41

The boat overturned while returning from a Hindu temple on the Karatoa River in Panchagarh district in northern Bangladesh, local police chief SM Sirajul Huda said.

Death toll from boat capsize in Bangladesh rises to 41

Rescuers have recovered 17 more bodies from a boat that capsized while carrying about 100 Hindu pilgrims in northern Bangladesh, raising the confirmed death toll to 41. News reports say scores of people remain missing from the accident on Sunday.…

At least 41 are dead, scores missing after a boat capsizes in Bangladesh

The boat overturned while carrying about 100 Hindu pilgrims from a temple on the Karatoa River in Panchagarh district in northern Bangladesh.(Image credit: AP)

At least 50 killed after ferry carrying Hindu devotees sinks in Bangladesh

Authorities investigating the incident suspect overcrowding may have caused the boat to sink

Death Toll from Boat Capsize in Bangladesh Rises to 40

Rescue workers recovered 15 more bodies on Monday after a boat carrying religious pilgrims capsized in Bangladesh, taking the death toll to 40 with scores still missing, police said. The small boat packed primarily with women and children on their way to a popular temple flipped over on Sunday in the Karotoa River as onlookers screamed in horror from the shore. The incident in a remote northern area was the latest in a string of similar tragedie…