Twelve bodies found in Bangladesh ferry disaster, dozens missing

Rescuers found eight bodies in a river in Bangladesh
Wednesday, bringing to 12 the confirmed death toll
from a ferry capsize in a river, dpa quoted officials as saying.
Coast Guard officials retrieved four bodies in the southern district
of Bhola, 90 kilometres south of the accident site, and two in each
of adjoining Sariatpur and Chandpur districts.
"Strong current in the river might have taken the bodies far away
from the accident site," chief administrator of Bhola district
Mohammad Selim Reza told dpa by telephone.
Many people are missing after the vessel sank Monday in the Padma
river in Munshiganj district. About 110 of the estimated 250
passengers swam ashore or were rescued, Shipping Minister Shajahan
Khan said.