CHRONOLOGY - Bangladesh ferry disasters
DHAKA (Reuters) - At least 31 people died when a ferry was hit by a cargo vessel loaded with sand on Thursday and capsized in a river near the Bangladesh capital, police and witnesses said.
Here is a chronology of some of the major ferry accidents that have killed thousands of people in Bangladesh since 1986.
1986
April 20 - At least 200 people killed when the ferry Atlas Star sinks during a storm on the Sitalakya river.
May 25 - 600 people killed when the ferry Samia overturns in the Meghna river during a storm.
1988
Dec. 27 - At least 200 die when ferry Haisal sinks on the river Dhaleswari after being rammed by a cargo vessel.
1990
Jan. 28 - Between 100 and 150 people presumed drowned after a ferry carrying 200 people collides with vessel in thick fog. Continued...
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