Dozens killed in Bangladesh ferry fire - in pictures

  • A frame grab from an AFPTV video shows a ferry that caught fire in Jhalokathi district in southern Bangladesh early on December 24, 2021, killing at least 37 people. AFP
    A frame grab from an AFPTV video shows a ferry that caught fire in Jhalokathi district in southern Bangladesh early on December 24, 2021, killing at least 37 people. AFP
  • The burnt passenger ferry is anchored on the bank of Sugandha River. Reuters
    The burnt passenger ferry is anchored on the bank of Sugandha River. Reuters
  • A relative of a ferry fire victim mourns at a government hospital in Barishal, Bangladesh. AP Photo
    A relative of a ferry fire victim mourns at a government hospital in Barishal, Bangladesh. AP Photo
  • A girl rescued from the ferry fire gets treatment in Barishal, Bangladesh. AP Photo
    A girl rescued from the ferry fire gets treatment in Barishal, Bangladesh. AP Photo
  • Survivors of the ferry fire at a government medical hospital in Barishal, Bangladesh. AP Photo
    Survivors of the ferry fire at a government medical hospital in Barishal, Bangladesh. AP Photo
  • A man consoles a relative who was unable to find his 5-year-old son who was aboard the ferry which caught fire. Officials said only about 100 of the several hundred people thought to be aboard the vessel had been sent to hospitals. AP Photo
    A man consoles a relative who was unable to find his 5-year-old son who was aboard the ferry which caught fire. Officials said only about 100 of the several hundred people thought to be aboard the vessel had been sent to hospitals. AP Photo
  • Firefighters and coast guards collect body bags of victims of the ferry fire near the southern rural town of Jholakathi, about 250 kilometres south of Dhaka. EPA
    Firefighters and coast guards collect body bags of victims of the ferry fire near the southern rural town of Jholakathi, about 250 kilometres south of Dhaka. EPA