( CNN ) -- Authorities have recovered 54 bodies after a ferry crammed with people capsized in southern Bangladesh , police said Sunday . Among the victims were 22 children and 15 women , said Nazrul Islam , the police chief of Bhola district where the accident occurred Friday . Thirty more passengers are believed missing and presumed dead , he said . `` Hopefully , in few hours , we should be able to confirm the exact number of missing ( people ) , '' Islam said . The boat had a capacity of 1,500 but was overcrowded with about 2,000 people who 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 . Police and firefighters rushed to aid passengers , many of whom were trapped in the lower deck . CNN 's Harmeet Shah Singh contributed to this report .
Authorities recover 54 bodies after overcrowded ferry capsizes . Boat had capacity of 1,500 , but 2,000 people onboard . They were traveling homes for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha .