<p>At least 26 people died and several were missing after an overcrowded speedboat collided with a sand-laden bulk carrier and sank on Bangladesh's giant Padma River on Monday, police said.</p>.<p>"Rescuers found 26 dead bodies and some still could be missing," said Miraj Hossain, a senior police official of the central Madaripur district, where the accident occurred.<br /><br /><strong>Also read:<a href="https://WWW.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/24-covid-19-patients-dead-after-chamarajanagar-hospital-runs-out-of-oxygen-981829.html" target="_blank"> 24 Covid-19 patients dead after Chamarajanagar hospital runs out of oxygen</a></strong></p>.<p>Five people were rescued and sent to hospital, he said.</p>.<p>Hundreds of people die each year in ferry accidents in Bangladesh, a low-lying country that has extensive inland waterways and lax safety standards.</p>
<p>At least 26 people died and several were missing after an overcrowded speedboat collided with a sand-laden bulk carrier and sank on Bangladesh's giant Padma River on Monday, police said.</p>.<p>"Rescuers found 26 dead bodies and some still could be missing," said Miraj Hossain, a senior police official of the central Madaripur district, where the accident occurred.<br /><br /><strong>Also read:<a href="https://WWW.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/24-covid-19-patients-dead-after-chamarajanagar-hospital-runs-out-of-oxygen-981829.html" target="_blank"> 24 Covid-19 patients dead after Chamarajanagar hospital runs out of oxygen</a></strong></p>.<p>Five people were rescued and sent to hospital, he said.</p>.<p>Hundreds of people die each year in ferry accidents in Bangladesh, a low-lying country that has extensive inland waterways and lax safety standards.</p>