<p>At least 10 people, including five children, drowned and 12 others were missing on Wednesday as a passenger boat capsized after colliding with a sand-laden trawler in a river in northern Bangladesh.</p>.<p>There were around 40-45 passengers on the boat when it collided with another vessel on the Gumai river in Netrokona district, the bdnews reported.</p>.<p>While some of the passengers managed to swim to safety, the rest were swept away by the current.</p>.<p>The rescue authorities have so far recovered the bodies of 10 people, including three children aged 2 to 5, while 12 others are still missing.</p>.<p>A team of divers are screening the river, but strong currents are hindering rescue operations, officials said. </p>
<p>At least 10 people, including five children, drowned and 12 others were missing on Wednesday as a passenger boat capsized after colliding with a sand-laden trawler in a river in northern Bangladesh.</p>.<p>There were around 40-45 passengers on the boat when it collided with another vessel on the Gumai river in Netrokona district, the bdnews reported.</p>.<p>While some of the passengers managed to swim to safety, the rest were swept away by the current.</p>.<p>The rescue authorities have so far recovered the bodies of 10 people, including three children aged 2 to 5, while 12 others are still missing.</p>.<p>A team of divers are screening the river, but strong currents are hindering rescue operations, officials said. </p>