Launch master, 2 others sued over Narayanganj trawler capsize
10 people missing, divers yet to trace sunken vessel
People look on as divers continue their operation to search for 10 people who went missing following a trawler capsize in the Dhaleshwari River in Narayanganj, Thursday, January 6, 2022 | Dhaka Tribune
Shamima Rita, Narayanganj
Publish : 06 Jan 2022, 02:38 PMUpdate : 06 Jan 2022, 03:01 PM
A case has been started against three people over the capsize of a trawler after being hit by a launch in the Dhaleshwari River in Narayanganj.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Acting Deputy Director Babu Lal Baidya filed the case at Fatullah model police station on Thursday.
The accused are launch master Kamrul Islam, driver Md Jasimuddin Bhuiyan and “sukani” (steerman) Jasim Mollah.
Charges of negligence in discharging their duties have been brought against them.
At least 10 people, including four of a family and several children, went missing after the trawler, hit by the launch MV Farhan 6, capsized in the Dhaleshwari River on Wednesday morning.
The rescue operation was halted at night owing to poor visibility caused by dense fog and resumed at 8:30am on Thursday.
Divers have yet to find the trawler but managed to recover its propeller.
Reckless navigation and an uncontrolled increase in the number of vessels on waterways have led to collisions and have been the leading cause of water accidents in the country since 2005.
According to a 2021 research, collisions accounted for 61.72% of all waterway accidents between 2008 and 2019. These accidents accounted for 53% of fatalities on waterways.
Launch master, 2 others sued over Narayanganj trawler capsize
10 people missing, divers yet to trace sunken vessel
A case has been started against three people over the capsize of a trawler after being hit by a launch in the Dhaleshwari River in Narayanganj.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Acting Deputy Director Babu Lal Baidya filed the case at Fatullah model police station on Thursday.
The accused are launch master Kamrul Islam, driver Md Jasimuddin Bhuiyan and “sukani” (steerman) Jasim Mollah.
Charges of negligence in discharging their duties have been brought against them.
At least 10 people, including four of a family and several children, went missing after the trawler, hit by the launch MV Farhan 6, capsized in the Dhaleshwari River on Wednesday morning.
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The rescue operation was halted at night owing to poor visibility caused by dense fog and resumed at 8:30am on Thursday.
Divers have yet to find the trawler but managed to recover its propeller.
Reckless navigation and an uncontrolled increase in the number of vessels on waterways have led to collisions and have been the leading cause of water accidents in the country since 2005.
According to a 2021 research, collisions accounted for 61.72% of all waterway accidents between 2008 and 2019. These accidents accounted for 53% of fatalities on waterways.
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