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Two ships with cranes have successfully raised the ferry called the MV Miraj - 4 and pulled her closer to the edge of the river . With this condition , the diver is easier to do a search for survivors on the ship which sank on Thursday (15 /5) .
The search in the ship temporarily suspended since Saturday ( 17/5 ) , after a team of divers failed to find the bodies of the other victims of the ship . The victim's family is waiting on the river bank not accept and angry with this termination .
" They (the family of the victim - ed ) shout slogans against water transport authority , " said local police chief , Zakir Hossain told AFP on Monday ( 19/05/2014 ) .
" Some of them even rent a fishing boat and tried to attack the crane ship immediately after temporarily halted search efforts , " he added .
There are still a number of missing passengers and missing. Local authorities worried that the missing passengers had carried a very strong river currents .
This concern comes after more bodies were found floating in the river . These findings add to the death toll so far to 54 people . Based on the report the victim's family , there are still 12 people missing.
Miraj ferry MV-4 which carries overturned and drowned when crossing the Meghna River, near the capital Dhaka on Thursday (15/5). About 40 people managed to swim to the river bank to save themselves, while 35 others were rescued by local rescuers.
The exact number of passengers is not known because the ferry in Bangladesh often do not have a clear list of passenger names. In addition, they also often carry passengers beyond capacity. Local authorities are now investigating whether this ferry carrying passengers beyond capacity or structural disruption that led to this incident.
Some survivors blamed the ship's captain who refused to pull over when the storm hit. Head of Maritime Transport Authority, Shamsuddoha Khandaker said he would crack down on the ship's captain and ship owner related this incident.