At least 20 people are feared dead after a boat sank in the Meghna river early yesterday.At least 20 people are feared dead after a sand-laden boat sank in the Meghna river early Tuesday.

Forty days after a coal-laden cargo vessel sank in the Shela River at Harintana point of the Sundarbans in Mongla upazila, the owner of the vessel begins salvage operation today.