This is a list of maritime disasters that have taken place in the Bangladesh. It may also be called maritime incidents or ferry disasters. The list may be incomplete for years before 1986 or later.^[1]

1986 - 1990

On April 20, 1986, ferry Atlas Star was carrying the passengers in Shitalakshya river when a cyclone struck it and killed 200 people.^[2]

On May 25, 1986, a ferry sank in Meghna river near Barisal district that left 600 people dead with several other missing.^[3]

On December 27, 1986, ferry Haisal was accidentally struck by a cargo ship in Dhaleswari river and killed 200 people.

On January 28, 1990, a ferry sank in a river when it collided with another vessel. The incident subsequently killed several people, but the actual toll was never counted.

1994 - 1996

On August 20, 1994, more than 200 people were killed when an overloaded ferry sank in Meghna river.^[4]

On January 1, 1996, an oil tanker struck a small ferry that subsequently killed 50 people Meghna river.

On June 14, 1996, a ferry carrying 250 passengers met with an accident and killed 50 people when it capsized in Dhanu river.

Om June 23, 1996, a ferry sank in Jamuna river and killed 50 people while it was carrying 200 passengers.

On June 28, 1996, a ferry in the Bay of Bengal sank in the river with 150 passengers during an extreme weather condition.

1998 - 1999

On March 14, 1998, two ferries sank in a river and killed at least 20 passengers and 30 went missing.

On May 8, 1999, the MV Dwipkanya vessel sank in river near Lakshmipur district that killed 100 to 300 people.

On August 5, 1999, a boat sank in Sitalakya river after a collision and killed 20 people.

On December 11, 1999, a ferry was carrying about 200 passengers when it sank in Meghna river and killed 63 people.

On December 17, 1999, a ferry in Buriganga river capsized with 250 passengers and killed 15 people with several others missing.

2000 - 2002

On May 1, 2000, two ferries capsized in during an extreme weather condition in Meghna river. At least 96 people drown and about 100 went missing.

On December, 2000, a ferry with 400 passengers sank in Meghna river and subsequently killed 158 people.

On November 29, 2001, a ferry with 130 passengers sank in Tentulia river, leading 100 people feared drowned.

On May 3, 2002, MV Salahuddin-2 was set on sail with 500 passengers when she sank in Meghna river and subsequently killed 300 people.^[5]

On May 23, 2002, At least 60 people drowned after the ML Suraha sank during a stormy weather in in southern Bangladesh.

2003 - 2004

On April 4, 2003, a ferry sank in the Surma river that subsequently killed 62 people.

On April 21, 2003, two ferries sank in Buriganga and Meghna river during an extreme weather that killed 200 people in two separate incidents.

On July 8, 2003, a triple-deck ferry MV Nasrin-1 sank in Meghna river that killed over 500 people.^[6]

On May 23, 2004, two ferries sank in Meghna river that killed about 200 people.

2005 - 2006

On February 21 2005, a ferry sank in a river near Dhaka that subsequently killed 118 people while 80 people went missing.

On May 15, 2005, a two-deck ferry MV Prince sank in Tentulia river that killed 60 people and more than 30 missing went missing.

On June 8, 2006, a ferry sank in Bay of Bengal during a stormy weather that killed 17 people and 20 other passengers went missing.^[7]

On October 23, 2006, an overcrowded ferry with 125 passengers capsized in Meghna river that killed 15 people with 35 others missing.^[8][9]

2008 - 2009

On 28 February 2008, MV Shourav with 100 passengers sank in Buriganga river that killed 39 people.^[10]

On May 13, 2008, MV Nazimuddin sank in Ghorautra river that subsequently killed 14 people.^[11]

27 November 2009, MV Coco-4 was struck by a river shoal, leading the vessel lost her balance. The incident killed 75 people with several other missing.^[12]

On 4 December 2009, a motorboat capsized in Daira river that killed 47 persons with 8 others missing.^[13]

2011 - 2015

On 21 April 2011, a ferry with 100 passengers was moving from Bhairab towards Jamalganj when it collided with a shipwreck that left 24 people dead.^[14]

On 12 March 2012, MV Shariatpur 1 with 250 passengers sank in the Meghna river that killed 147 people. The incident occurred after it collided with a cargo ship.^[15]

On February 8, 2013, a ferry with more than 50 passengers sank in a river near Munshiganj district after colliding with a sand barge. The incident killed 14 people with several other missing.^[16]

On 15 May 2014, MV Miraj-4 with 150 to 200 passengers sank in Meghna river that killed 29 people with several other missing.^[17]

On 23 Feb 2015, a vessel with 140 passengers collided with a cargo ship and sank in a Bangladesh river that subsequently killed 69 people with several other missing.^[18]

2016 - present

On 21 September 2016, ML Oishee ferry capsized near Barisal in Sondha river that killed 13 people with 15 passengers missing.^[19]

On 6 February 2020, a small wooden boat with 130 passengers was set on sail from Bangladesh to Malaysia when it sank in Bay of Bengal. The incident killed 11 Rohingya refugees with several other missing.^[20]

External links

Ferry disaster in Bangladesh on World Socialist Web Site

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