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100 missing as trawler capsizes in Bangladesh
At least 100 people were missing on Thursday morning when a trawler capsized on a river in Bangladesh's southern Barisal district, the police said.
Updated on: Feb 19, 2009, 11:31:08 IST
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At least 100 people were missing on Thursday morning when a trawler capsized on a river in Bangladesh's southern Barisal district, the police said.
The accident took place some 169 km from the Bangladesh capital.
"We've come to know that over 100 passengers are missing. A body of a woman was pulled out from the water," district police chief Tawfiq Mahbub Chowdhury said.
Police officer Sekandar Ali said the boat capsized at around 6.50 am.
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