Death toll in ferry capsizal in Bangladesh rises to 66

The death toll of ferry capsizal in Bangladesh's central Munshiganj district risen to 66 on Wednesday morning after another 35 bodies were retrieved from River Meghna. The double-decker ferry, which had about 200 passengers on board, plunged to the bottom after being hit. Although he could not tell about the exact number of ill-fated missing passengers about 34 hours after the capsizal, he said divers are still searching for more bodies inside the ferry MV Shariatpur-1 which was partially lifted. The ferry services never maintain the list of passengers and none can exactly say how many passengers a ferry carries.