At least 39 people died as a passenger launch with about 150 passengers on board capsized in the Buriganga river on outskirt of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka after being hit by a sand carrying cargo on Thursday afternoon.
Bangladesh, with more than 250 rivers across the country, has a highest fatality rates for vessel accidents, which kill thousands of people since 1977 in hundreds of various deadly accidents.
Following are the major ferry accidents which have caused serious casualty in Bangladesh since 2002.
On May 3, 2002, about 400 passengers died or were missing when a ferry with about 500 passengers on board capsized in Meghna river, one of the country's three longest rivers.
On April 21, 2003, at least 81 passengers died and more than 200 were missing as a ferry with more than 300 passengers on board sank in Buriganga river.
On the same day, another ferry with about 100 passengers on board capsized after being hit by storm, leaving about 40 passengers drowned.
On July 8, 2003, about 800 passengers were feared drowned when an overloaded ferry with about 1000 passengers on board capsized in Meghna river.
On May 23, 2004, at least 61 passengers were killed and more than 100 missing when a ferry with 250 passengers on board sank after being hit by storm.
On Feb. 19, 2005, at least 154 passengers were killed when a ferry sank in Buriganga river after being hit by storm.
On May 15, 2005, at least 63 passengers were killed and more than 40 missing when a ferry capsized in a river in southwest of the country.
Source: Xinhua
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