NEW DELHI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th April, 2021) A ferry sank in the Shitalakkha river near the city of Narayanganj in central Bangladesh, killing more than 20 people and injuring dozens of others, as India's Indo-Asian news Service (IANS) reported on Monday.
The ferry reportedly carrying around 100 passengers sank on Sunday evening after being hit by a cargo vessel.
Abdullah Arefin, Narayanganj's deputy director of fire service and civil defense, said that the rescue operation was complicated by a storm.
According to witnesses, the ferry sank quickly and the cargo vessel left the scene of the accident.
