Bangladesh ferry capsizes, two bodies recovered

Two bodies were recovered shortly after an overloaded ferry carrying some 200 passengers capsized Friday in the middle of a river in Bangladesh.

"The bodies of two passengers have been recovered," a police officer said.

He said that the wooden ferry capsized in the Payra river, Xinhua reported.

A rescue vessel has been called in to salvage the ferry, the official said.

The ferry capsized as it developed cracks after it struck a submerged island, he added.

The number of missing people remain unknown.