Ferry accident in Bangladesh claim lives

At least six people have died after a cargo vessel hit a ferry carrying dozens of people outside Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka.

Fire Service official Rozina Akhter said they could not determine how many were on board the ferry.

Rescue workers from the Fire Service and Civil Defence department found the bodies of two children, two women and a man in the water.

District administrator Monjurul Hafiz disclosed that coast guard personnel and divers were assisting with rescue efforts.