16 useless after bus plunges into river in Bangladesh, search on for lacking

At the least 16 folks have died and several other others stay lacking after a bus plunged right into a river in Bangladesh whereas making an attempt to get onto a transport ferry, officers stated.

The accident occurred within the southwestern district of Rajbari on the Dauladia terminal when the bus fell into the Padma River at about 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday (March 25, 2026), they stated.

“(Salvage vessel) Hamza retrieved the bus with its cranes and 14 our bodies had been discovered inside,” hearth service official Sohel Rana advised reporters on the scene.

He added that the divers earlier recovered our bodies of two girls of their late 50s or early 60s and located the 14 others because the bus was salvaged at round Wednesday midnight after six hours of efforts amid tough climate.

Fireplace service and coastguard divers continued their seek for the lacking folks with navy and police help, based on Mr. Rana.

Officers stated they estimated that the Dhaka-bound bus was carrying some 40 passengers together with a number of youngsters, and most had been returning to the capital after ending their Eid holidays.

In response to the Rajbari district administration officers, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman known as them to know salvage marketing campaign updates and ordered investigation into the accident.

Police and witnesses earlier stated about 11 passengers managed to swim ashore or had been rescued however most others remained lacking.

“When the bus was heading in direction of the ferry from the pontoon, one other smaller utility ferry hit the pontoon. It plunged into the river because the bus driver misplaced management of the steering,” the terminal’s supervisor Monir Hossain stated.

“Proper earlier than our eyes, the bus fell into the river, however we might do nothing,” he added.

Medical doctors at Dauladia well being complicated stated two girls had been introduced useless whereas one other lady, herself a physician, obtained remedy.

In response to witnesses and officers, lots of the passengers had been members of the identical household. Whereas a number of of them survived as they stood exterior, their family members had been within the bus because it drowned.