At least 24 people, including women and children, died and more than a dozen went missing after a boat carrying Hindu devotees capsized at the centuries-old Bodeshwari temple on Sunday in northeastern Bangladesh’s Korota River. Approximately 24 people died in the boat capsize incident. Ali said the engine-powered boats carried Hindu devotees during celebrations at the centuries-old Bodeshwari temple. Thousands of Hindus from Muslim-majority Bangladesh visit the Bodeshwari Temple each year during Durga Puja, which began in Bangladesh on Sunday. Hundreds of rivers cross the delta of Bangladesh, where boat and ferry accidents kill hundreds of people each year, with overcrowding being a major cause.

Source: dna September 25, 2022 17:36 UTC