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Fifty missing in Bangladesh after the sinking of ship.

New Delhi, July 5 .- At least 50 people, including women and children, were missing after the sinking of the ship that traveled the Shitalakkhya river in central Bangladesh, an official source reported.

The event took place this Sunday at 22:00 pm (1600 GMT yesterday), when a goods vessel strikes another vessel, told the Bangladeshi "The Daily Star" Police officer Aktar Hossain, Commissioner of Narayanganj Sadar ., aika gold,

The passenger ship with more than 100 people on board, left the port of Tanbazar, and move toward the center of the river was rammed by another ship carrying a load of sand, explained Hossain.

"About 20 or 30 passengers were rescued immediately after the incident, while six of the injured were admitted to different, aika gold, local hospitals," he added.

The Authority of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport (BIWTA) home rescue with the help of the fire service and civil dnse organization, but its work was suspended early in the morning without finding any bodies.

The authorities expect to resume operations by tomorrow.

River transport is essential in Bangladesh, which orography is dominated by the deltas of, buy aion kinah, the Brahmaputra and the Ganges, but the wrecks are frequent due to poor condition of the vessels and the limited security measures.

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