Passenger Boat in Bangladesh Sinks After Collision, 22 Dead

Passenger Boat in Bangladesh Sinks After Collision, 22 Dead
People watch rescue work after a passenger boat carrying more than 100 people sank after a collision in a large pond in Brahmanbaria district, Bangladesh, on Aug. 27, 2021. AP Photo
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DHAKA, Bangladesh—At least 22 people died when a Bangladeshi passenger boat sank with more than 100 aboard, and the driver of a cargo vessel suspected of colliding with the boat was arrested, officials said Saturday.

The boat sank Friday evening in a large body of water in the eastern district of Brahmanbari, 51 miles east of the capital, Dhaka.