DHAKA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- At least three bodies were recovered after a waterbus capsized in the Buriganga river in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Sunday night, a police official said.
Shahinur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Dhaka's Kotwali police station, told Xinhua that "the bodies of two men and a boy have so far been retrieved."
According to the official, the boat carrying about 60 people capsized following a collision with a sand-laden vessel in the river at around 8:15 p.m. local time on Sunday.
He said a search operation was still underway for the unknown number of people still missing.
According to the official, most of the passengers were able to swim ashore after the incident as the waterbus sank close to the river bank.
Rafi Al Faruk, a duty officer of the fire service and civil defense headquarters, told Xinhua that eight people have been rescued alive from the tragic incident. ■
