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Bangladesh:Tropical Depression:2005/02/19
Duration2005/02/19 A ferry boat with 260 people on board capsized during a tropical storm Saturday night in a river near the Bangladesh capital, drowning at least 40 people, local officials said. Another 100 people were missing.
Country or DistrictBangladesh
NameTropical Depression

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  • BBC News 2005/02/20
    Police say the MV Maharaj had about 200 people on board when it sank late on Saturday. But according to witnesses the number was higher.
    Some 150 people are missing.
  • CNN News 2005/02/19
    40 dead, 100 missing in Bangladesh
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