(CNN) -- A ferry crammed with people capsized late Friday night in Bangladesh, killing at least 28 passengers, police said.



The boat had a capacity of 1,500, but was overcrowded with about 2,000 people, said Nazrul Islam, the police chief of Bangladesh's southern Bhola district. They were traveling from the capital, Dhaka, to their homes in Bhola for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.



The boat toppled as passengers weighted down one side to disembark, Islam said.



The dead included eight women and 15 children. About 50 more people were injured.



Police and firefighters rushed to aid passengers, many of whom were trapped in the lower deck. The number of people missing remained unclear and rescue teams feared the death toll would rise.



CNN's Harmeet Shah Singh contributed to this report.
Which festival were they hoping to celebrate? What was the boat's capacity? Where did the ferry capsize? how many people was killed in bangladesh How many were onboard? Where has an overcrowded ferry capsized? Where was the boat travelling from and to? Where was the overcrowded ferry? Where were the people traveling to? How many died in ferry capsize? Where did the ferry depart from? By how many was the boat overcrowded? How many people were on board the ferry?
Eid al-Adha. 1,500, Bangladesh, at least 28 2,000 Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bhola 28 Dhaka, 2,000 people, 2,000
question: Which festival were they hoping to celebrate?, answer: Eid al-Adha. | question: What was the boat's capacity?, answer: 1,500, | question: Where did the ferry capsize?, answer: Bangladesh, | question: how many people was killed in bangladesh, answer: at least 28 | question: How many were onboard?, answer: 2,000 | question: Where has an overcrowded ferry capsized?, answer: Bangladesh, | question: Where was the boat travelling from and to?, answer: Dhaka, | question: Where was the overcrowded ferry?, answer: Bangladesh, | question: Where were the people traveling to?, answer: Bhola | question: How many died in ferry capsize?, answer: 28 | question: Where did the ferry depart from?, answer: Dhaka, | question: By how many was the boat overcrowded?, answer: 2,000 people, | question: How many people were on board the ferry?, answer: 2,000