Divers found 32 more bodies today to boost the death toll in a weekend ferry sinking to 114, as rescuers searched for dozens more people missing in a river near the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka.

AT least 79 people were killed and nearly 120 were missing after a Bangladeshi ferry capsized in a storm on a river near the capital Dhaka, police and officials said yesterday.

A Bangladesh ferry sank during a tropical storm overnight, leaving at least 37 people dead and 150 missing, rescue officials said today.

A river ferry packed with more than 300 passengers sank in a tropical storm in Bangladesh today, killing at least 55 people including women and children, authorities said.