Highway police have arrested a lorry driver in connection with a case filed over the death of two musicians in a road accident at Mirsarai upazila in Chittagong.
Driver Ali Akkas was arrested from the city's Akborshah area at about 3am on Monday.
Md Firoz Hossain, in-charge of Zorarganj Highway police outpost said Ali Akkas fell asleep at the time of the accident.
“He has been interrogated,” he added.
Two of the country's leading musicians -- percussionist Hanif Ahammed and drummer Partha Guha -- died in a fatal road crash on Saturday morning.
The accident occurred in Mirsarai upazila around 5am on Saturday when a group of musicians, including Hanif and Partha, and singer Beauty Khan, were on their way to Cox's Bazar for a concert.
