Bangladesh Ferry Sunk by Collapsing River Bank

 Bangladesh Ferry Sunk by Collapsing River Bank

 

Ten people were killed in Bangladesh on Wednesday when a river bank collapsed on top of an overcrowded ferry and sank it, police said, and at least 11 people were missing. Low-lying Bangladesh,

 with extensive inland waterways and slack safety standards, has an appalling record of ferry accidents

, with casualties sometimes running into the hundreds. On Wednesday, a steep river bank collapsed and a huge slab of mud fell onto the ferry while it was anchored, Ziaul Hasan, a police official...