Rescue efforts end in Buriganga launch capsize, 33 bodies recovered

The authorities have called off rescue operations a day after a passenger ferry sank following a collision with another launch on Dhaka’s Buriganga River that left a total of 34 people dead.

AKM Arif Uddin, a joint director at Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority or BIWTA, confirmed the development to bdnews24.com on Tuesday afternoon.“Morning Bird, a small vessel that capsized on Monday, has been brought to Cumilla dockyard at Sadarghat launch terminal. No dead body was found inside the launch. We announced an end to the rescue efforts around 2:30
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