11 drown, 50 others missing in ferry sinking in NE Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — Eleven persons were drown and 50 others were missing as a small ferry sank into the Surma River in Bangladesh’s northeastern Sunamganj district Monday night, officials said on Tuesday.

Kamrul Alam, chief executive of the Doara sub-district of Sunamganj, confirmed the ferry sank after its engine, reports Xinhua.

Alam said six bodies were recovered Monday night and five bodies were found Tuesday morning.