DHAKA, Jan 1 (Reuters) - A man was killed and 20 others feared drowned after a boat sank in a Bangladesh river on New Year's Eve, police said on Tuesday.

The sand-laden cargo boat carrying some 30 people, mostly labourers, sank in the Dhaleswari river near Munshiganj district town 30 km (19 miles) south of the capital Dhaka.

The boat sank due to overloading, a police officer said.

Nine people were either rescued or swam to safety. One body was recovered early on Tuesday. (Reporting by Nizam Ahmed; Editing by Jerry Norton)

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