Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Five die as launch capsizes in Shitalakkhya river
Dhaka: A launch capsized after a collision with a cargo vessel in the Shitalakkhya river in Bangladesh's Narayanganj area on Sunday which left at least five people dead.
The deceased people are all women.
Rescuers found the bodies of the women aged between 35 and 40 after the tragedy near Madanganj Ghat on Sunday, Sadar Upazila Executive Officer Nahida Bari told bdnews24.
The identity of the victims are still not known.
Packed with passengers beyond capacity, the launch Sabit Al Asad sank around 6pm,Mobarak Hossain, a deputy director at Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority or BIWTA told the news portal.
The rescued people were shifted to Munshiganj General Hospital for treatment.
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