The ferry was traveling on the Padma River when it crashed into a trawler, causing it to overturn.

The local government gave 20,000 Bangladeshi taka as a burial fee for fifteen of the victims.

The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, ordered a full investigation on the capsizing be conducted.

The investigation is being conducted by a five-member committee, led by shipping department's nautical surveyor Capt Shahjahan.

[6] Offering his condolences, the shipping minister of Bangladesh, Shahjahan Khan, gave 105,000 takas to the victims of the capsizing.