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Photo Story: Bangladesh ferry fire kills at least 36

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epa09655641 Firefighters and coast guards shift body bags of victims after a passenger ferry caught fire near the southern rural town of Jhalakathi, south of Dhaka in Bangladesh, 24 December 2021. At least 36 people died after a ferry caught fire on the Sugandha River in southern Bangladesh near Jhalakathi Sadar upazila early Friday in Bangladesh, according to Police and Fire service. EPA-EFE/STR

Firefighters and coast guards shift body bags of victims after a passenger ferry caught fire near the southern rural town of Jhalakathi, south of Dhaka in Bangladesh, 24 December 2021.

At least 36 people died after a ferry caught fire on the Sugandha River in southern Bangladesh near Jhalakathi Sadar upazila early Friday in Bangladesh, according to Police and Fire service.

Via EPA-EFE/STR

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