At least 11 people were killed when a motor boat capsized after catching fire in north-eastern Bangladesh, dpa quoted police as saying on Tuesday. The boat was carrying about 100 passengers on the Surma river near Doarabazar in Sunamganj district, nearly 200 kilometres north-west of capital Dhaka, when the fire broke out Monday night, police officer Harunur Rashid said. The fire may have been started by a cooking stove, and caused many to panic and jump overboard before the capsize, Rashid said, adding that more than 50 passengers managed to swim ashore.
