Divers continue the rescue operation after a boat sank with people onboard in Buriganga river near Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 16, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain At least four people died after a boat carrying 20 people sank in Bangladesh's Buriganga river near the capital Dhaka on Sunday, a fire service official said. Most of the passengers were believed to have swum ashore as the water bus sank close to the bank, according to fire service official Anwarul Islam. Four bodies have been recovered and the rescue operation is ongoing, police official Sahabuddin Kabir told Reuters.

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