Search and rescue efforts have rolled into the second day after a ferry carrying several vehicles sank in the Padma River near Manikganj's Paturia terminal. The operation resumed around noon on Thursday, according to Abdul Salam, a senior official at the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority's Paturia office. The vessel capsized near terminal No. 5 in Paturia with nine trucks on board around 8 am on Wednesday. The ferry's second driver, 39-year-old Humayun Kabir, was reported missing afterwards.

Source: bd News24 January 18, 2024 22:40 UTC