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At least 39 people have been killed in Bangladesh after a fire ripped through a ferry carrying hundreds of passengers.
Police say the blaze broke out in the engine room in the middle of the night and quickly engulfed the boat.
The government has set up two commissions to investigate the incident which happened near the southern town of Jhalokati.
Al Jazeera's @Bernard Smith reports.
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Police say the blaze broke out in the engine room in the middle of the night and quickly engulfed the boat.
The government has set up two commissions to investigate the incident which happened near the southern town of Jhalokati.
Al Jazeera's @Bernard Smith reports.
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