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Bangladeshi Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan said yesterday that the ferry that capsized with hundreds of people on board this week had a capacity of only 85 passengers.
He said that charges would be brought against the vessel’s owner and five employees.
At least 125 people are presumed dead after the MV Pinak went down on Monday in strong currents in the Padma river. More than 200 people are believed to have been on board.
Mr Khan said the ferry operator had picked up more passengers from a second stop after departing with an already overloaded vessel.
Police were searching for the ferry’s owner and five others to face charges of negligence, overloading and unauthorised operations.
Three days after the tragedy, rescue workers have still not found the sunken vessel or the scores of bodies believed to be trapped inside.
