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| Bangladesh ferry capsizes on Meghna river near Dhaka | |
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| A ferry carrying some 150 people has capsized on a river during a storm in Bangladesh, killing at least eight people, police say. | A ferry carrying some 150 people has capsized on a river during a storm in Bangladesh, killing at least eight people, police say. |
| The ferry overturned on the Meghna river in Munshiganj district, near the capital, Dhaka. | The ferry overturned on the Meghna river in Munshiganj district, near the capital, Dhaka. |
| Officials say the death toll is expected to rise. | Officials say the death toll is expected to rise. |
| Ferry accidents are common on Bangladesh's vast river network and scores are killed every year. | Ferry accidents are common on Bangladesh's vast river network and scores are killed every year. |
| Such incidents are often blamed on overcrowding and poor quality of the boats, which are the main form of travel in some rural parts of the country. | |
| The MV Miraj-4 capsized in bad weather as it travelled towards Shariatpur. | |
| "We are heading to the spot with a rescue team," Saiful Hassan Badal, the deputy commissioner of Munshiganj district, told Reuters news agency. | "We are heading to the spot with a rescue team," Saiful Hassan Badal, the deputy commissioner of Munshiganj district, told Reuters news agency. |
| Local police chief Ferdous Ahmed told AFP: "The ferry is completely under water. We are now trying to locate it." | Local police chief Ferdous Ahmed told AFP: "The ferry is completely under water. We are now trying to locate it." |
| A number of bodies have reportedly been recovered, including that of a child. | |
| In March 2012, more than 112 people died when a ferry on the wide and fast-moving Meghna river collided with an oil tanker and sank. | |
| Boats are the main form of travel in parts of rural Bangladesh - a country that is crisscrossed by rivers and waterways. | Boats are the main form of travel in parts of rural Bangladesh - a country that is crisscrossed by rivers and waterways. |
| The authorities have been repeatedly criticised for failing to honour their pledges to tackle lax safety standards. | The authorities have been repeatedly criticised for failing to honour their pledges to tackle lax safety standards. |