Dhaka, March 27 -- The Fire Service has launched its third day of rescue operations following the sinking of a bus at the Daulatdia No. 3 Ferry Dock in Rajbari.

The operation began at 8:30am on Friday, according to Sohel Rana, deputy assistant director of the Rajbari Fire Service.

Fire Service diving squad, Coast Guard, and Navy personnel are involved in the operation. The River Police are making public announcements from speed boats, calling on people to report any dead bodies in the water. However, the families who had lined up over the past two days to wait for news of their missing loved ones were not there on Friday.

A Dhaka-bound Showhardo Paribahan bus from Kushtia's Kumarkhali was waiting at the dock around 5:15pm on Wednesday ...