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Give Tk 17.11cr to 2003 launch capsize victims, HC to govt

Topix 07 Jun 2017

Families of the dead victims of MV Nasrin -1 capsize, will get Tk 10 lakh each and the injured will get Tk 1 lakh each, the HC ruled ... .

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Search for Korean ferry survivors continues

The Himalayan 17 Apr 2014

  Nine people found dead‚ 287 unaccounted for ... 2014 ... More than 800 people die when the MV Princess of the Stars sinks off Sibuyan island during Typhoon Fengshen ... At least 150 people die and several hundred go missing when an overloaded ferry, the MV Nasrin-1, sinks in a river near Chandpur, in the southeast of the country — AFP .

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Shipping disasters timeline

BBC News 31 Mar 2006

At least 116 people die after a ferry, the MV Maharaj, goes down in the Buriganga river near Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka ... Bangladesh's MV Nasrin-1 ferry sinks in the monsoon-swollen Meghna river, killing up to 400 people in what is believed to be the country's biggest shipping disaster.

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Ferry disasters claim 5000 lives since 1976

The Independent Bangladesh 09 Jul 2005

The study was formally launched at a function at the Jatiya Press Club yesterday marking the second anniversary of the MV Nasrin launch mishap, one of the worst ferry disasters in the country that left about 800 passengers killed ... Others causes cited by the study for launch mishaps are ... .

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Overloaded launches

The Independent Bangladesh 09 Oct 2003

One of the major causes of launch mishap is overloading. Some two months ago a double-decker motor launch, MV Nasrin carrying huge cargo and a large number of passengers beyond its capacity, capsized at the confluence of the Meghna and the Dakatia resulting in heavy toll of lives ... But the problem of overloading still remains at the top ... .

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Launch fined for overloading Our Correspondent, Chandpur

The Independent Bangladesh 08 Oct 2003

During the drive the team found launch MV Patarhat-1 carrying 500 sacks of flour and rice which had been loaded from Katpatty area in Munshiganj district ... It is to be mentioned that launch MV Nasrin capsized at the confluence of the Meghna and Dakatia rivers in July last taking a heavy toll of lives.

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Shippers shun Mongla port Irregularities, corruption, pilferage to blame, JS panel told SHAHNAJ BEGUM

The Independent Bangladesh 25 Aug 2003

After the three-hour meeting, Col (rtd) Akbar Hossain, Minister for Shipping, told newsmen they discussed various issues such as Chittagong port, Mongla port, and the MV-Nasrin launch disaster ... The meeting adopted a condolence resolution in memory of those killed in the MV Nasrin launch disaster in the river Meghna recently. .

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Govt vessels to ferry stranded passengers STAFF REPORTER

The Independent Bangladesh 14 Aug 2003

Shipping Minister Lt ... ‘It’s a question of life and death’, he added ... Akbar said after the tragic accident of MV Nasrin, the image of launch transport sector has been damaged considerably ... The daytime service on Dhaka-Barisal-Dhaka route introduced by the BIWTA with the steamer MV Shela is still suspended from last four days ... .

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2,000 people killed in 18 years Our Correspondent, Chandpur

The Independent Bangladesh 28 Jul 2003

Despite frantic efforts by the relevant authorities, the sunken launch MV Dinar-II could not be salvaged due to strong whirlpool and mighty current by BIWTA's divers ... In yet another launch tragedy, MV Nasrine-I with at least 800 people and huge cargo on board suddenly capsized at the same confluence by a 'nose-dive' at around 11 pm on July 8 last.

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Salvage drive for MV Nasrin-1 abandoned OUR CORRESPONDENT, CHANDPUR

The Independent Bangladesh 21 Jul 2003

The salvage operation of the sunken launch MV Nasrin-1 that capsized with about 800 ... The double-decker Lalmohon bound MV Nasrin-1 from Dhaka sank at about 10-45 night in the turbulent waters of the Meghna-Dakatia confluence near Chandpur ghat.

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Need for safety in inland shipping KHANDAKER R

The Independent Bangladesh 21 Jul 2003

The sinking of MV Nasrin at the confluence of the Meghna a week ago will go down in history as a great tragedy in which at least 600 souls have perished for no fault of their own but because of the irresponsibility of the launch management and the regulating authority ... What is more, the possibility of its salvation is bleak until the next September.

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Death in the waters SUMAIYA SADIA RAIHAN

The Independent Bangladesh 18 Jul 2003

MV Nasrin was carrying about 700 people when it was ‘licensed’ to carry only 300 ... All the passengers bound for it rushed to MV Nasrin ... On the other hand MV Nasrin’s authorities did not have the common sense that the vessel, being overloaded, would certainly have ...

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No hopes of raising sunken ferry

Dawn 17 Jul 2003

Hopes of recovering several hundred corpses believed to be trapped in the sunken ferry MV Nasrin-1 were shattered on Wednesday as the rescuers found it was almost impossible to make any salvage effort due to the strong currents and turbulent waves at the accident site.

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Sunken ferry yet not found

Dawn 14 Jul 2003

The sonar-equipped navy ship, Shaibal, has not yet been able to trace the sunken Bangladeshi ferry, MV Nasrin-1, even after two-days search ... The triple-decked MV Nasrin-1, sailing from capital to the coastal town of Lalmohon with more than 700 ...

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Salvage operation yields no result No staff attends office at Sadarghat terminal STAFF REPORTER

The Independent Bangladesh 14 Jul 2003

With the recovery of two more decomposed bodies of passengers of MV Nasrin in Bhola yesterday the total number of recovered bodies rose to 120. Despite joint efforts by BIWTA, Bangladesh Navy and Fire Brigade to salvage the sunken launch the ill-fated MV Nasrin could not be traced till yesterday.