Sinking of ML Rabit Al Hasan explained

Reported Missing:	2
Reported Deaths:	35
Cause:	Collision with MV SKL-3
Place:	Shitalakshya River, Bangladesh
Time:	6:00 pm BST

ML Rabit Al Hasan was a Bangladesh double-decker passenger ferry that sank on 4 April 2021 in the Shitalakshya River in Narayanganj District near Dhaka.^{[1] [2]} The ship was carrying more than 50 passengers and crew of which 35 died.^[3]

The vessel sank after it collided with the cargo vessel, MV SKL-3, in the Sitalakkhya River.^[4] Dhaka Tribune reported that the cargo vessel fled the scene after the collision. The coast guard detained 14 staff and the executor cargo vessel anchored in Meghna River, at Gazaria, Munshiganj district after four days of the incident.^[5]

References

1. Web site: Ferry sinks after colliding in Bangladesh; at least 25 dead . Associated Press . 5 April 2021 . 11 April 2021 .
2. Web site: At Least 25 Dead After Ferry Sinks in Bangladesh . Bloomberg . subscription . 5 April 2021 . 11 April 2021 .
3. Web site: 8 April 2021. Cargo vessel that hit launch in Sitalakkhya river seized. 17 May 2021. The Financial Express.
4. Web site: Sitalakkhya launch capsize: Errant cargo vessel seized . UNB . . 8 April 2021 . 11 April 2021 .
5. Web site: Shitalakkhya launch capsize: 5 in remand, 9 sent to jail . Dhaka Tribune . 9 April 2021 . 11 April 2021 .