<p>A ferry carrying over 250 passengers sank Thursday in the middle of a river in Bangladesh due to storm and heavy rainfall.<br /></p>.<p>The number of people missing has not been confirmed yet.<br />The ferry, carrying between 250 to 300 passengers, capsized in Meghna river in Munshiganj, some 27 km from capital Dhaka, after it was hit by a nor'wester, Xinhua reported.<br />Rescue vessels were carrying out the operation to fish out people from the river.<br />Ferdous Hossain, officer-in-charge of Gajaria police station in Munsihganj, said many passengers were able to swim ashore after the accident occurred around 3 p.m. but he could not tell immediately exactly how many passengers were missing.<br />The ferry services in Bangladesh are notorious for never maintaining passenger lists and none can say how many passengers a ferry carries.</p>
<p>A ferry carrying over 250 passengers sank Thursday in the middle of a river in Bangladesh due to storm and heavy rainfall.<br /></p>.<p>The number of people missing has not been confirmed yet.<br />The ferry, carrying between 250 to 300 passengers, capsized in Meghna river in Munshiganj, some 27 km from capital Dhaka, after it was hit by a nor'wester, Xinhua reported.<br />Rescue vessels were carrying out the operation to fish out people from the river.<br />Ferdous Hossain, officer-in-charge of Gajaria police station in Munsihganj, said many passengers were able to swim ashore after the accident occurred around 3 p.m. but he could not tell immediately exactly how many passengers were missing.<br />The ferry services in Bangladesh are notorious for never maintaining passenger lists and none can say how many passengers a ferry carries.</p>