Bangladesh ferry accident in Shitalakhsya River

A Bangladesh ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank in the Shitalakhsya River south of the capital Dhaka.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

Shitalakshya River (also known as Lakhya River) is a distributary of the Brahmaputra.

In its initial stages it flows in a southwest direction and then east of the city of Narayanganj in central Bangladesh until it merges with the Dhaleswari near Kalagachhiya.

A portion of its upper course is known as Banar River.