Dhaka, November 28: A ferry carrying 1,500 passengers home to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha festival capsized at Nazirpur area in southwestern Bangladesh drowning 23 people, officials said.
Rescuers working overnight recovered 23 bodies including of women and children from the three-deck ferry which capsized after almost berthing at the coastal town of Bhola, 104 km from Dhaka, local Superintendent of Police told PTI.
The ferry MV Como was bound for Bhola from Dhaka when it tipped after reaching the destination with its rear portion sinking into the sea.
Seven bodies were recovered last night while 16 other passengers of the ill-fated vessel were fished out today, police said.
They said searches were still on to find out if more people had drowned.
—Agencies