A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people has capsized in a river in Bangladesh, officials said today.

Rescuers have recovered a dozen more bodies after a ferry reportedly carrying up to 100 passengers capsized on a river in central Bangladesh, raising the death toll to 14.

A ferry packed with about 200 people capsized in a river in southern Bangladesh today, causing deaths and leaving dozens more missing, authorities said.

At least 15 people were killed in central Bangladesh today when a packed river ferry capsized after hitting a cargo boat.