Dhaka: On Dec 24, At least 37 people succumbed to death when an overcrowded night ferry caught fire in Bangladesh. The police said that the horrified passengers jumped overboard to run off the blaze. “We have recovered 37 bodies. The death toll may rise. Most died from the fire and a few by drowning after many people jumped into the river,” local police chief Moinul Islam disclosed.

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