DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 on Monday in the latest shipping mishap in the South Asian nation.
The official search for more bodies by divers at the accident site was called off late Monday morning after the ferry was brought to the surface and towed to the shore.
A local government administrator, Rasheda Ferdousi, said they would continue to monitor the river around the accident site as there were still “some missing.” But he would not give an exact figure for the missing.
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Last August, a ferry with a capacity of 85 passengers was found to be carrying more than 200 when it capsized on the Padma near Dhaka, leaving more than 100 people dead or missing. The ferry’s owner was arrested after weeks in hiding on charges of culpable homicide, unauthorized operation and overloading.
At least five people die earlier this month when a ferry sank in southern Bangladesh.
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