Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has filed a case in connection with the collision of three launches at Sadarghat that killed five people.
BIWTA Joint Director Ismail Hossain filed the case as the plaintiff on Friday, accusing five people.
Earlier, the naval police arrested the five people on Thursday night.
SI Naqib, duty officer of Sadarghat thana of River Police said that a case has been filed against two drivers and managers of launch MV Farhan-6 and two drivers of MV Tasrif-4 on Friday morning.
The accused are Abdur Rauf Howlader, Salim Howlader, Farooq Khan, Mizanur Rahman and Moniruzzaman.
The authorities suspended the route permit and schedule of MV Farhan-6 and MV Tasrif-4 launches on Thursday night
Besides, BIWTA has given financial assistance of Tk25,000 to the nominees of each deceased for burial.
On Thursday, five people died after the rope of the launch broke and fell down at Sadarghat. Among them are a child and a woman. Five more people were injured in this incident.
Passenger launches MV Pubali-1 and MV Tasrif-4 were tied to the pontoon with wire ropes. At one stage, the rope of MV Tasrif-4 broke into pieces and hit the passengers after another launch, MV Farhan-6, tried to anchor in between the two launches.
