Ferry Collision Leaves at Least 78 Dead

A ferry carrying about 400 passengers collided with another boat in dense fog and sank in southeastern Bangladesh, authorities said. At least 78 people were killed, and many more were unaccounted for. Details were sketchy about the collision, which happened before dawn while most passengers were sleeping. Some swam about 550 yards to shore, but with swift currents, officials said that others might have drowned and washed downstream. Rescuers had recovered 78 bodies from the River Meghna in Chandpur, 40 miles south of the capital, Dhaka. The number of survivors was not immediately known.