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- ↑ "Hopes dying down: 15 bloated bodies recovered, more float downstream, no sight of sunken launch, raging currents frustrate rescuers, villagers keep vigil on Meghna banks". The Daily Star. July 11, 2003. Archived from the original on November 17, 2003. Retrieved November 17, 2003.
- ↑ "Bodies surfacing from ferry disaster". Chicago Tribune. July 11, 2003. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
