-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A ferry crammed with people capsized late Friday night in Bangladesh , killing at least 28 passengers , police said . The boat had a capacity of 1,500 , but was overcrowded with about 2,000 people , said Nazrul Islam , the police chief of Bangladesh 's southern Bhola district . They were traveling from the capital , Dhaka , to their homes in Bhola for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha . The boat toppled as passengers weighted down one side to disembark , Islam said . The dead included eight women and 15 children . About 50 more people were injured . Police and firefighters rushed to aid passengers , many of whom were trapped in the lower deck . The number of people missing remained unclear and rescue teams feared the death toll would rise . CNN 's Harmeet Shah Singh contributed to this report .
How many died in ferry capsize ?
28
a ferry crammed with people capsized late friday night in bangladesh , killing at least twenty-eight passengers , police said .
how many died in ferry capsize ?
HOW MANY DIED IN FEIRY CAPSIZE 