Five dead, dozens missing in ferry accident in Bangladesh

People gather at the bank of Shitalakshya river, where a ferry has sunk after colliding with a sand carrier ship in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

DHAKA (Reuters) - At least five people died and dozens went missing after a small ferry packed with passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday on the Shitalakhsya River in central Bangladesh, the latest waterway tragedy to hit the nation.

Five bodies have been recovered after the ferry sank as it departed from the industrial district of Narayanganj, about 20 km (12.43 miles) from the capital Dhaka, to Munshiganj, said local police official Mohammad Moniruzzaman.