Multiple people killed, missing after ferry collides with cargo vessel in Bangladesh

A ferry in Bangladesh carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday in the Shitalakhsya River south of the capital Dhaka, leaving at least five people dead and many more missing, officials said.

The ferry, which departed from Narayanganj district about 20 km from Dhaka, was travelling to Munshiganj, police official Kabir Hossain said. He said the rescue operation was ongoing and added some of the passengers managed to swim ashore.

The boat was packed with people rushing to go to their hometown after the government announced a week-long nationwide lockdown starting Monday to tackle a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Bangladesh reported a record daily jump of 7,087 coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking its total number of cases to 637,364 with 9,266 deaths.

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