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22,000 people may fall prey to erosion by 3 rivers this year: Report

April 9, 2013 08:19
Over 22,000 people may fall prey to erosion by the Jamuna, Ganges and Padma rivers this year, according to a report of Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS).In its report, CEGIS, an organisation engaged in erosion prediction, also says that 2,200 hectares of land, 338 hectares of settlement, 5,960 metres of active embankment and 7.5 kilometre roads could be eroded by three mighty rivers in the current year.Besides, 48 educational institutions, 35 mosques, six markets, one government and three non-government offices, and four health centres are u

Death toll in Bangladesh ferry sinking rises to 14

February 9, 2013 02:16
Rescue divers on Saturday pulled out 12 more bodies from a ferry that sank near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with around 100 people aboard, raising the death toll from the latest boat disaster to 14. The small vessel was ferrying passengers Friday on the Meghna river, close to the town of Gazaria in the central Munshiganj district, when it collided with a barge laden with sand to be used for construction.

Bangladesh ferry sinking kills 14, five still missing

February 9, 2013 02:15
DHAKA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - At least 14 people died and five were still missing after a ferry carrying 50 people collided with a sand barge and sank on Bangladesh's giant Meghna River on Friday, officials said on Saturday. "Rescuers found 12 dead bodies inside the salvaged ferry, while two bodies were recovered yesterday," said Mohammad Saiful Hassan Badal, administrator of Munshiganj district, where the accident happened. Six of the dead were children, aged between two and 10.

Scores missing after ferry sinks in Bangladesh

February 8, 2013 02:45
Scores of people were missing after a ferry carrying around 100 passengers sank following a collision on a river in Bangladesh Friday, the latest in a series of disasters blamed on lax safety standards. The small vessel was ferrying passengers on the Meghna river, close to the town of Gazaria in the central Munshiganj district, at around 8:00 am (0200 GMT) when it collided with a barge laden with sand to be used for construction.

Dozens missing as Bangladesh ferry sinks

February 8, 2013 02:45
DHAKA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A ferry carrying more than 50 people sank on Bangladesh's giant Meghna River on Friday after colliding with a sand barge and dozens were missing, officials said. About half the passengers managed to swim ashore and a search had been launched, said Mohammad Saiful Hassan Badal, administrator of Munshiganj district, where the accident happened. The Meghna River is one of three rivers that form the Ganges Delta.

Scores missing after ferry sinks in Bangladesh: officials

February 8, 2013 01:16
Scores of people are missing after a ferry carrying around 100 passengers sank in a river in Bangladesh on Friday, officials said. "So far we have gathered that the ferry was carrying around 100 people and some have swum to the banks," local police chief Jahangir Hossain told AFP after the accident on the Meghna river in the central district of Munshiganj. District administrator Saifuddin Badal said that more than 50 people were still unaccounted for. "We heard around 25 people have swum ashore," he told AFP.
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