<p>At least four people died after a boat carrying 20 people sank in Bangladesh's Buriganga river near the capital Dhaka on Sunday, a fire service official said.</p>.<p>Most of the passengers were believed to have swum ashore as the water bus sank close to the bank, according to fire service official Anwarul Islam.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/one-dead-three-missing-in-fishing-boat-accident-off-kerala-coast-1235561.html">One dead, three missing in fishing boat accident off Kerala coast</a></strong></p>.<p>Four bodies have been recovered and the rescue operation is ongoing, police official Sahabuddin Kabir told Reuters.</p>.<p>Seven people have been rescued and sent to hospitals, police said.</p>.<p>Hundreds of onlookers gathered at the site as rescuers in multiple boats scanned the river with flashlights, according to a Reuters witness. </p>
<p>At least four people died after a boat carrying 20 people sank in Bangladesh's Buriganga river near the capital Dhaka on Sunday, a fire service official said.</p>.<p>Most of the passengers were believed to have swum ashore as the water bus sank close to the bank, according to fire service official Anwarul Islam.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/one-dead-three-missing-in-fishing-boat-accident-off-kerala-coast-1235561.html">One dead, three missing in fishing boat accident off Kerala coast</a></strong></p>.<p>Four bodies have been recovered and the rescue operation is ongoing, police official Sahabuddin Kabir told Reuters.</p>.<p>Seven people have been rescued and sent to hospitals, police said.</p>.<p>Hundreds of onlookers gathered at the site as rescuers in multiple boats scanned the river with flashlights, according to a Reuters witness. </p>