DHAKA, Bangladesh—At least 22 people died when a Bangladeshi passenger boat sank with more than 100 aboard, and the driver of a cargo vessel suspected of colliding with the boat was arrested, officials said Saturday. The boat sank Friday evening in a large body of water in the eastern district of Brahmanbari, 51 miles east of the capital, Dhaka. No passengers were believed missing after nearly 24 hours of search efforts, said Emon Sarker, a duty officer with the district’s fire service and civil defense, who also provided the final death toll. That’s after initial reports said around 50 passengers were missing, citing local officials and media. “Maybe many swam to safety. There was no passenger list. It happens here. Today, nobody came to us looking for any missing people,” Sarker said by phone. Bangladesh is a delta nation where water transport is heavily used to move people and goods. …
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