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Bangladesh ferry disaster death toll rises to 31

26 September 2022 10:01 (UTC +04:00)

At least 31 people were killed and some were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday in Bangladesh, officials said on Monday, in the worst waterways disaster to hit the country in more than a year, APA reports citing Reuters.

The bodies recovered so far included 16 women and 10 children, said Jahurul Islam, district administrator of northern Panchagarh, where the accident occurred.

"Six more bodies were recovered this morning while divers are searching for more bodies," he said, adding the ferry was mostly taking devotees to a Hindu temple on the occasion of Mahalaya, when Hindus make offerings to their ancestors.