At least 600 feared dead in ferry sinking

Around 600 people were missing feared dead today after a ferry packed with at least 750 passengers capsized in a rain-swollen river in southern Bangladesh, rescue officials said.

Survivors said the ferry, the MV Nasrin-2, overturned when it hit turbulent waters as it approached a ferry terminal in the town of Chandpur. It sank late yesterday as many passengers were either asleep or preparing to go to bed, they said.