People prosecute successful rescue enactment aft a rider vessel carrying much than 100 radical sank aft a collision successful a ample pond successful Brahmanbaria district, Bangladesh, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. The sinking occurred successful the Bijoynagar country successful Brahmanbaria territory successful the evening, section constabulary authoritative Imranul Islam said by phone. Rescuers recovered astatine slightest 21 bodies by precocious Friday. (AP Photo)

DHAKA – A rider vessel carrying much than 100 radical sank aft a collision Friday successful a ample pond successful Bangladesh, and officials said 21 radical were dormant and astir 50 missing.

The sinking occurred successful the Bijoynagar country successful Brahmanbaria territory successful the evening, section constabulary authoritative Imranul Islam said by phone. Rescuers recovered astatine slightest 21 bodies by precocious Friday, portion survivors said astir 100 radical were connected board, helium said. Local quality reports, quoting the area's apical authorities administrator, Hayat-Ud-Dola, said astir 50 radical were missing.

A witnesser said 2 cargo vessels deed the boat, which sank quickly, Dhaka-based The Daily Star paper reported.

“I was grazing cattle connected the slope of the pond. I heard a large sound and saw the cargo vessels hitting the rider trawler. I saw the trawler sinking quickly,” witnesser Nurul Amin told the paper.

The country is 82 kilometers (51 miles) eastbound of the capital, Dhaka.

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