Bangladesh: 24 Hindu pilgrims killed after boat capsizes

Bangladesh: 24 Hindu pilgrims killed after boat capsizes

The Hindus travelled to the temple where tens of thousands of people gather every year for their largest religious festival — Durga Puja — next month.

Associated PressUpdated: Sunday, September 25, 2022, 07:56 PM IST
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A boat carrying about 100 Hindu pilgrims capsized Sunday in a river in northern Bangladesh, leaving at least 24 people dead, police said.

The overcrowded boat overturned in the afternoon while returning from a Hindu temple on the other side of the River Karatoa at Boda area in Panchagarh district, said local police chief S.M. Sirajul Huda.

Divers and residents recovered at least 24 bodies by Sunday evening, he said, adding that at least 12 women and eight children were among the dead. He said many of the passengers swam ashore.

It was not immediately clear how many remained missing, but Huda said the divers continued their search.

The Hindus travelled to the temple where tens of thousands of people gather every year for their largest religious festival — Durga Puja — next month.

Close to 8% of Bangladesh’s more than 160 million people are Hindu in the Muslim-majority South Asian nation.

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