Bangladesh ferry toll rises

The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry in southern Bangladesh rose to 62 after the recovery of an additional four bodies.

The death toll from the capsizing of a ferry in southern Bangladesh rose to 62 after the recovery of an additional four bodies.

Local police official Mohammad Bayezid said rescuers plucked four bodies from the River Tetulia, where the overcrowded triple-deck ferry capsized.

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