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Barisal
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Barisal (bərĭsäl`), city (1991 pop. 170,232), S Bangladesh, on the Ganges River delta. It is an important river port, a transshipment point for jute and rice, and a market for betel nuts and fish. There are also flour, rice, oilseed, and jute mills. Barisal has 15 colleges affiliated with the Univ. of Dhaka. The "Barisal guns," unexplained sounds resembling distant thunder or cannon, are a curious local phenomenon; they may have a seismic origin.
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Around 150 people were missing after the accident in Meghna River in Barisal district, 75 miles south of national capital Dhaka, according to the survivors.
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Witnesses said the ferry MV Mitali was heading to Paishar Hat in the southern Barisal district from the capital's river port Shadarghat when it was hit by the storm at around 8 p.
252 dead, missing after Bangladesh ferry capsizes in storm by Asian Economic News
 
 
 
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