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| title = 2009 Bangladesh ferry accident
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|title = 2009 Bangladesh ferry accident
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| caption = Map of Bangladesh
|label1 = Kishoreganj District
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| date = 4 December 2009
|data1 = Bangladesh
| time = Morning
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| place = [[Daira river]], [[Mithamain Upazila]], [[Kishoreganj District]], [[Bangladesh]]
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|data2 = 4 December 2009
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|label3 = Passengers & Crew
| cause = Collision
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| participants = 100 Passengers & Crew
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|data4 = 47
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The '''2009 Bangladesh ferry accident''' occurred on 4 December 2009 on the [[Daira river]] located in [[Mithamain Upazila]], [[Kishoreganj District]] in [[Bangladesh]]. A [[passenger ferry]] collided head-on with a [[launch (boat)|launch]]. At least 47 people were killed. The accident occurred in the morning when the river was covered by [[fog]].<ref>[http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=116440 47 die as boat sinks after hitting launch: 8 missing in the accident in Daira river in Kishoreganj]</ref>


==Accident==
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The '''2009 Bangladesh ferry accident''' occurred on Friday, 4 December 2009 on the [[Daira river]] located in [[Mithamain Upazila]], [[Kishoreganj District]] in [[Bangladesh]]. A [[passenger ferry]] collided head-on with a [[launch (boat)|launch]]. At least 47 people were killed. The accident occurred in the morning when the river was covered by [[fog]].<ref>[http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=20917 47 die in Kishoreganj motorboat capsize]</ref>
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At around 9.00am local time the ferry, which was overcrowded, was traveling on the [[Daira river]] about 100&nbsp;km from the capital of [[Dhaka]] when it collided with a [[motor launch]] due to poor visibility caused by thick fog. The accident occurred only a week after another ferry disaster in Bangladesh killed at least 85 people.<ref name=asiaone/>


== Accident ==
==Rescue effort==
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The police chief of Kishorganj district, Anwar Hossain, commented that most of the casualties were women and children and that 46 bodies had been retrieved after the ferry had been fully searched with the aid of specialist divers from Dhaka. He said in a media statement that the rescue was called off Friday evening with eight people unaccounted for.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8394891.stm Bangladesh ferry sinks - at least 46 are dead]</ref> The [[Prime Minister]] of Bangladesh, [[Sheikh Hasina]], sent condolences to the families of those who had lost loved ones.<ref name=asiaone>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140326/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20091204-184040.html Bangladesh ferry accident leaves 46 dead]</ref>


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==Cause==
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At around 9.00am local time the ferry, which was overcrowded, was traveling on the [[Daira river]] about 100&nbsp;km from the capital of [[Dhaka]] when it collided with a [[motor launch]] due to poor visibility caused by thick fog. The accident occurred only a week after another ferry disaster in Bangladesh killed nearly at least 90 people.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/04/world/international-uk-bangladesh-ferry.html Second Ferry In A Week Sinks In Bangladesh Killing 38]</ref>
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Shah Kamal, the chief government official in [[Kishorganj]] district blamed the poor conditions caused by the early morning fog as well as citing driver error as the cause. Boat and ferry accidents due to lax safety standards and overloading are common in Bangladesh, which is criss-crossed by 230 rivers, More than 3,000 people are estimated to have lost their lives in ferry accidents since 1977.


Bangladesh is the world's most densely populated country, with more than {{convert|1,000|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}, and also one of the poorest.<ref name=asiaone/>
== Rescue effort ==

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The police chief of Kishorganj district, [[Anwar Hossain]], commented that most of the casualties were women and children and that 46 bodies had been retrieved after the ferry had been fully searched with the aid of specialist divers from Dhaka. He said in a media statement that the rescue was called off Friday evening with eight people unaccounted for.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8394891.stm Bangladesh ferry sinks - at least 46 are dead]</ref> The [[Prime Minister]] of Bangladesh, [[Sheikh Hasina]], sent condolences to the families of those who had lost loved ones.<ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5itnH5E4-g0hPZ0T1e2OMPM3VPsQQ Bangladesh ferry accident leaves 46 dead]</ref>

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== Cause ==

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[[Shah Kamal]], the chief government official in [[Kishorganj district]] blamed the poor conditions caused by the early morning fog as well as citing driver error as the cause. Boat and ferry accidents due to lax safety standards and overloading are common in Bangladesh, which is criss-crossed by 230 rivers, More than 3,000 people are estimated to have lost their lives in ferry accidents since 1977.

Bangladesh is the world's most densely populated country, with more than 1,000 people per square kilometre (0.4 square mile), but also one of the poorest.<ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5itnH5E4-g0hPZ0T1e2OMPM3VPsQQ] Bangladesh ferry accident leaves 46 dead-Source-Google News</ref>


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Latest revision as of 12:52, 24 December 2024

2009 Bangladesh ferry accident
Map of Bangladesh
Date4 December 2009
TimeMorning
LocationDaira river, Mithamain Upazila, Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh
CauseCollision
Participants100 Passengers & Crew
Deaths47

The 2009 Bangladesh ferry accident occurred on 4 December 2009 on the Daira river located in Mithamain Upazila, Kishoreganj District in Bangladesh. A passenger ferry collided head-on with a launch. At least 47 people were killed. The accident occurred in the morning when the river was covered by fog.[1]

Accident

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At around 9.00am local time the ferry, which was overcrowded, was traveling on the Daira river about 100 km from the capital of Dhaka when it collided with a motor launch due to poor visibility caused by thick fog. The accident occurred only a week after another ferry disaster in Bangladesh killed at least 85 people.[2]

Rescue effort

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The police chief of Kishorganj district, Anwar Hossain, commented that most of the casualties were women and children and that 46 bodies had been retrieved after the ferry had been fully searched with the aid of specialist divers from Dhaka. He said in a media statement that the rescue was called off Friday evening with eight people unaccounted for.[3] The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, sent condolences to the families of those who had lost loved ones.[2]

Cause

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Shah Kamal, the chief government official in Kishorganj district blamed the poor conditions caused by the early morning fog as well as citing driver error as the cause. Boat and ferry accidents due to lax safety standards and overloading are common in Bangladesh, which is criss-crossed by 230 rivers, More than 3,000 people are estimated to have lost their lives in ferry accidents since 1977.

Bangladesh is the world's most densely populated country, with more than 1,000 people per square kilometre (2,600 people/sq mi), and also one of the poorest.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 47 die as boat sinks after hitting launch: 8 missing in the accident in Daira river in Kishoreganj
  2. ^ a b c Bangladesh ferry accident leaves 46 dead
  3. ^ Bangladesh ferry sinks - at least 46 are dead

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