(Officials correct to make clear the sunken ship was carrying Sri Lanka flag, not Singapore)

DHAKA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A ship carrying over 3,000 tonnes of rice from India sank near the outer anchorage of Bangladesh's Chittagong port on Wednesday, port officials said.

They said the Sri Lanka-flagged vessel M.V. Batulu was in collision with an empty, anchored vessel and sank in the Bay of Bengal. No other details were immediately available.

Officials had earlier said the ship was carrying a Singapore flag. (Reporting by Ruma Paul; Editing by Anis Ahmed and Valerie Lee)

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