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Urgent: 12 dead, dozens missing as ferry sinks on Bangladesh river

Xinhua, September 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

Over 18 people are missing and twelve have been confirmed dead after a ferry capsized in the river of Sondha in Bangladesh's Barisal district, some 169 south of capital Dhaka, on Wednesday, the district's police chief told Xinhua. Endit