24 confirmed dead after boat capsizes in northern Bangladesh

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DHAKA, Sept. 25: At least 24 people were killed and a dozen still missing after a boat capsized in the Karatoya river in Bangladesh's northern Panchagarh district, 468 km away from the capital Dhaka, on Sunday afternoon, a senior police officer said.     

"The bodies of 12 women, eight children and four men have so far been retrieved," SM Sirajul Huda, superintendent of Panchagarh District Police, told Xinhua. According to the officer, the boat carrying some 100 people capsized at about 1:30 p.m. local time. He said most of the passengers managed to swim ashore after the incident." Ten to 12 passengers of the vessel are still missing," he added.

A rescue operation was underway and the boat capsized allegedly due to overloading, said the police officer.     


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