Bangladesh: 24 killed, dozen missing after boat carrying Hindu devotees to temple capsizes

Bangladesh boat incident: A boat carrying Hindu devotees to centuries-old Bodeshwari Temple capsized in the Korota river in northwestern Bangladesh on Sunday, killing at least 24 people, including women and children, while over a dozen remained missing, officials said. The incident happened in Bangladesh’s Panchagarh district when the devotees were traveling in the boat to the Bodeshwari Temple on the occasion of Mahalaya, the auspicious start of the Durga Puja festival.
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