At least 24 people have been killed and many more still missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank in Bangladesh
Dozens of people watching from the shore around 20 metres away started shouting and screaming. The weather was calm at the time.
The bodies recovered so far included 12 women and eight children, said Jahurul Islam, district administrator of northern Panchagarh, where the accident occurred on Sunday. Islam said he did not know the exact number of people missing, but passengers said more than 70 people had been on board. Sunday marked the start of Durga Puja, the biggest Hindu festival in Bangladesh — and also eastern India — drawing large crowds at the temple.
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