DHAKA, May 16: At least 45 people died and over 40 others were missing after a twin-deck river ferry with more than 100 passengers sank in a storm in southern Bangladesh, rescuers said, after it was salvaged late on Monday. Rescuers retrieved nine more bodies from the salvaged ferry, raising Monday’s tally to 35. Another 10 bodies were recovered on Sunday.

They said they were hunting for more bodies in the river.

“We have registered 45 dead so far and hope few more are likely to be found in the river,” a rescuer said. But state-owned Bangladesh Television, quoting a private news agency, said a total of 56 bodies had been recovered. The ferry went down during a storm 350km south of the capital, Dhaka, on Sunday.—Reuters