“MV Miraj-4” launch had at least 365 people on board, almost double of its capacity, when it capsized in Meghna River at Daulatpur under Gazaria Upazila of Munshiganj on Thursday, according to a log recovered from the launch on Saturday evening. A group of curious people recovered the tally book from the staff room (Kerani Cabin) of the ill-fated launch about 5:30pm. After the launch was brought to the shore by rescue vessels, many curious people peeped inside in hope of finding more bodies. The “tally-book” shows that 351 passengers and 14 staff members were on the Sureshwar-bound launch from Dhaka when it caught in a storm and sank on Thursday afternoon. At least 55 dead bodies have been recovered and many missing soon after the accident took place around 3:30pm on Thursday, according to a news agency. Survivors of what is the latest in a string of ferry disasters to blight Bangladesh said the vessel had gone down in a matter of minutes, giving passengers little time to leap to safety.

Rescue operations are undergoing to recover the sunken ferry MV Miraj 4 in the Megna River near Munshiganj, Bangladesh, 16 May 2014. The death toll in the Bangladesh ferry disaster rose to 26 on 16 May, including children and women and many more feared dead as the ferry, carrying more than 200 passengers on board, sunk during a storm on 15 may 2014, police authorities said. (Photo by Abir Abdullah/EPA)

Relatives mourn as they wait for news of passengers after the M.V. Miraj-4 ferry capsized, by the Meghna river at Rasulpur in Munshiganj district. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

A heavily-laden ferry capsized and sank in central Bangladesh after being caught in a storm, leaving at least 20 people dead and hundreds more missing. Survivors of what is the latest in a string of ferry disasters to blight Bangladesh said the vessel had gone down in a matter of minutes, giving passengers little time to leap to safety. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Relatives wait on the boat as they watch the rescue effort of passengers after the M.V. Miraj-4 ferry capsized in the Meghna river at Rasulpur in Munshiganj district. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

Bangladeshi rescue workers retrieve a body from a capsized ferry on the river Meghna in Munshiganj district. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)

Bangladeshi residents gather near the site where a ferry capsized on the river Meghna in Munshiganj district. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)

People protest against rescue workers involved in what the protesters claim is a slow rescue process for victims of the capsized M.V. Miraj-4 ferry, by the Meghna river at Rasulpur in Munshiganj district. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Bangladeshi relatives wail near bodies of victims on the banks of the River Meghna after a ferry capsized and sank after being hit by a storm in Munshiganj district. (Photo by Sony Ramany/AP Photo)

Bangladeshi rescuers work to raise a capsized ferry which sank during bad weather on the Meghna river in Munshiganj district. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)

Bangladeshi relatives mourn the victims of a ferry capsize on the river Meghna in Munshiganj district, the exact number of passengers was not immediately known. It is common for ferries to carry many more than their official limit. “We are receiving confusing figures on how many passengers were on board when it sank, but the number could range from 200 to 350”, district government administrator Saiful Hasan told. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo)

Relatives sleep while they wait for news of passengers after the M.V. Miraj-4 ferry capsized, by the Meghna river at Rasulpur in Munshiganj district. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)