A rescue ferry is seen on the river Meghna after a ferry sank in Munshiganj February 8, 2013. A ferry carrying more than 50 people sank on Bangladesh’s giant Meghna River on Friday after colliding with a sand barge and dozens were missing, officials said. About half the passengers managed to swim ashore and a search had been launched, said Mohammad Saiful Hassan Badal, administrator of Munshiganj district, where the accident happened. REUTERS/Khurshed Rinku (BANGLADESH)
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