Rajbari, March 26 -- 23 people are dead, and several were injured as a bus fell into the Padma River in Bangladesh, officials said.

Police Inspector, Russel Mollah, told ANI on Wednesday that the rescue operations were paused as it was night, and will resume in the daylight.

He said, "We have recovered 23 dead bodies so far. There may be some still missing, and a few people survived. Since it is night, the rescue operation is somewhat paused, but a combined rescue operation is ongoing, with various forces--fire service, navy, police, and other groups--conducting the rescue. However, due to darkness, the operation is temporarily halted, but it will resume again in the daylight."

A passenger bus fell into the Padma River from a ferry at ...