Divers search for bodies, 300 feared dead

Bangladesh navy frogmen have joined in the search for bodies after a ferry carrying 500 people sank in a storm.

Bangladesh navy frogmen have joined in the search for bodies after a ferry carrying 500 people sank in a storm.

Police, volunteers and divers from the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority resumed their work after bad weather forced a halt in the search overnight, officials said.

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