Publish : 27 Dec 2021, 04:48 PMUpdate : 27 Dec 2021, 04:48 PM
The death toll from the deadly fire in launch MV Avijan 10 in the Sugandha River near Jhalakathi rose to 42 with the recovery of another body from the Bishkhali River at Shachilapur in Jhalakathi district Monday morning.
Deputy Commissioner of the district Md Zohar Ali said firefighters recovered the body from the river around 9am after being informed by the local police.
The deceased has been identified as Hakim Sharif, 60, hailing from Barguna sadar upazila.
Hakim’s cousin, Kohinur Begum, identified the body.
Firefighters are seen on the launch MV Obhijan 10, which caught fire on the Sugandha River in Jhalakathi en route to Barguna, Friday, December 24, 2021 Dhaka Tribune
Dhaka Tribune
Assistant Director (ASP)ANM Imran Khan, of the Legal and Media Wing of RAB, said Ham Jalal was held from Keraniganj early Monday.
His arrest followed Dhaka Marine Court’s warrants for the arrest of four owners and four master drivers of the launch as a case filed by the Department of Shipping.
The accused in the case are four owners of the launch company, “Messers Al Araf and Company", Md Ham Jalal Sheikh, Md Shamim Ahmed, Md Rasel Ahmed, and Ferdous Hasan Rabby, in-charge master of Avijan-10 Md Riaz Sikder, in-charge driver Masum Billah, second master Khalilur Rahman, second driver Abul Kalam.
The shipping department suspended the licences of the launch and its drivers.
A three-member probe committee was formed on Sunday by the shipping department that will submit a report within 15 working days after investigating the fire in the launch.
The blaze broke out at 3am on Friday on the Barguna-bound launch carrying some 800 passengers from Dhaka and it engulfed the entire vessel within 10 minutes.
The death toll from the fire incident climbed to 41 on Saturday night. Besides, over 70 people suffered injuries and many of them are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.
However, the exact number of passengers travelling by the launch and the missing passengers is yet to be known.
Launch fire death toll climbs to 42
The death toll from the deadly fire in launch MV Avijan 10 in the Sugandha River near Jhalakathi rose to 42 with the recovery of another body from the Bishkhali River at Shachilapur in Jhalakathi district Monday morning.
Deputy Commissioner of the district Md Zohar Ali said firefighters recovered the body from the river around 9am after being informed by the local police.
The deceased has been identified as Hakim Sharif, 60, hailing from Barguna sadar upazila.
Hakim’s cousin, Kohinur Begum, identified the body.
Assistant Director (ASP)ANM Imran Khan, of the Legal and Media Wing of RAB, said Ham Jalal was held from Keraniganj early Monday.
His arrest followed Dhaka Marine Court’s warrants for the arrest of four owners and four master drivers of the launch as a case filed by the Department of Shipping.
The accused in the case are four owners of the launch company, “Messers Al Araf and Company", Md Ham Jalal Sheikh, Md Shamim Ahmed, Md Rasel Ahmed, and Ferdous Hasan Rabby, in-charge master of Avijan-10 Md Riaz Sikder, in-charge driver Masum Billah, second master Khalilur Rahman, second driver Abul Kalam.
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The shipping department suspended the licences of the launch and its drivers.
A three-member probe committee was formed on Sunday by the shipping department that will submit a report within 15 working days after investigating the fire in the launch.
The blaze broke out at 3am on Friday on the Barguna-bound launch carrying some 800 passengers from Dhaka and it engulfed the entire vessel within 10 minutes.
The death toll from the fire incident climbed to 41 on Saturday night. Besides, over 70 people suffered injuries and many of them are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.
However, the exact number of passengers travelling by the launch and the missing passengers is yet to be known.
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