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Four dead as boat sinks in Bangladesh’s Buriganga river

/ 06:43 AM July 17, 2023

Boat sinks with people onboard in Bangladesh's Buriganga river

Divers continue the rescue operation after a boat sank with people onboard in Buriganga river near Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 16, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

At least four people died after a boat carrying 20 people sank in Bangladesh’s Buriganga river near the capital Dhaka on Sunday, a fire service official said.

Most of the passengers were believed to have swum ashore as the water bus sank close to the bank, according to fire service official Anwarul Islam.

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Four bodies have been recovered and the rescue operation is ongoing, police official Sahabuddin Kabir told Reuters.

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Seven people have been rescued and sent to hospitals, police said.

Hundreds of onlookers gathered at the site as rescuers in multiple boats scanned the river with flashlights, according to a Reuters witness.

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