boat capsize

24 drown as boat capsizes in Korotoa river in Panchagarh

At least 24 people drowned after a boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized in the Korotoa river in Panchagarh's Boda upazila this afternoon (September 25, 2022).

16 killed as Rohingya boat capsizes off Myanmar coast

At least 16 people from Myanmar’s Rohingya minority have died after a storm capsized the boat they were traveling on to seek refuge in another country, officials and a recovery team member said Tuesday.

5 die as boat capsizes in Kaptai lake

Five people die as a tourist boat capsizes in Kaptai lake in Rangamati, police say.

Death toll from Sunamganj boat capsize rises to 10

Death toll from the last night’s boat capsize in Derai upazila of Sunamganj has risen to 10 as rescuers recovered six more bodies from the waterbodies.

2 bodies recovered after boat capsizes in Jamuna

Bodies of two women are recovered while three other persons are still missing after a boat capsized in Jamuna River in Sariakandi upazila of Bogura.

6 relief seekers go missing after boat capsizes in Jamuna

Six people remain missing after a boat carrying them capsized in Jamuna river in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur.

Indonesian fishing boat sinks off Borneo, 31 missing: media

An Indonesian fishing boat has sunk in waters off South Kalimantan province on Borneo island, with 31 people still missing, media reports cite the country’s search and rescue agency as saying.

5 girls drown as boat capsizes in Jamalpur

Five girls including two siblings drown as a boat capsizes in a waterbody in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur.

Over 80 migrants feared drowned off Tunisia coast

Dozens of African migrants are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia after setting of for Europe from Libya, a government source and the Tunisian Red Crescent have said on Thursday.

September 19, 2015
September 19, 2015

Libya boat sink: 25 survivors return home

Twenty-five Bangladeshis, who survived after two boats capsized off Libyan coast on August 24, return home.

September 3, 2015
September 3, 2015

At least 14 killed as boat overloaded with migrants capsizes off Malaysia

Overloaded wooden boat believed to be carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal immigrants sinks off the coast of Malaysia, killing at least 14 people, 13 of them women, maritime officials say.

August 28, 2015
August 28, 2015

8 Bangladeshis killed as boats sink off Libya

Eight Bangladeshi nationals were among those dead after two boats sank off Libya, confirms a Bangladesh’s embassy official based in Tunisia.

July 25, 2015
July 25, 2015

3 missing in Mymensingh boat capsize

At least three people including two students go missing after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river at Gafargoan upazila of Mymensingh.

June 2, 2015
June 2, 2015

Hundreds missing as China ship sinks with 458 aboard

Hundreds of people are missing after a cruise ship carrying more than 450 people capsizes in Yangtze River in China's southern Hubei province.

May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015

Storm struck Meghna boat capsize toll 7

Rescuers find four more bodies that raise the death toll to seven in the Meghna river boat capsize of yesterday during a storm in Narsinghdi.

May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015

3 killed, 5 missing in Meghna boat capsize

At least three people are killed and five others are missing after a boat capsized in the Meghna River in Narsingdi.

May 4, 2015
May 4, 2015

Mediterranean migrant crisis: 10 bodies recovered

More than 5,800 migrants are rescued and 10 bodies recovered off the Libyan coast over the weekend, the Italian coastguard says.

April 21, 2015
April 21, 2015

Italy arrests 2 over Mediterranean boat sinking

The captain and a crew member of a boat that capsized off Libya on Sunday, killing hundreds of migrants, are arrested, Italian officials say. The two were held on suspicion of people trafficking.

April 20, 2015
April 20, 2015

Migrant deaths renew pressure on EU

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi calls for more European Union action on sea migration after the latest deadly capsize of a boat in the Mediterranean.