Ferry capsizes in Bangladesh,11 drowned

Eleven people drowned and 50 others were missing after a small ferry sank in the Surma river in Bangladesh`s northeastern Sunamganj district Monday night, an official said Tuesday.

Dhaka: Eleven people drowned and 50 others were missing after a small ferry sank in the Surma river in Bangladesh`s northeastern Sunamganj district Monday night, an official said Tuesday.
Kamrul Alam, chief executive of the Doara sub-district of Sunamganj, confirmed the ferry sank after its engine failed, Xinhua reported.
Alam said six bodies were recovered Monday night and five bodies were found Tuesday morning.

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