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Bangladesh passenger boat capsizes; 36 dead

Associated Press

Posted on December 4, 2009 at 2:04 AM

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities say a passenger boat has capsized after being hit by a small ferry in a river in northern Bangladesh, leaving at least 36 people dead.

Local police official Anwar Hossain says rescuers recovered 36 bodies from the capsized boat on the Daira river in Kishoreganj district. The area is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Dhaka.

Hossain says the passenger boat was packed with more than 80 people. The ferry was not damaged and there were no casualties among its passengers.

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