18 sued over Meghna launch collision in Chandpur
Four employees of the launch, Adventure-9, who were arrested in the case have been sent to jail.
A case has been filed against 18 people in connection with the collision between two launches on the Meghna River in Chandpur's Haimchar on Friday (26 December).
BIWTA Chandpur River Port Deputy Director (Traffic) Babulal Baidya filed the case with Haimchar Police Station last night (27 December).
Haimchar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Nazmul Hasan said the case will be investigated and further legal proceedings will be carried out by the river police.
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Meanwhile, four employees of the launch, Adventure-9, who were arrested in the case were produced before a Chandpur court today (28 December). The court sent them to district jail.
The accused are Mintu, Sohel, Mohin Howlader and Moniruzzaman.
The eight named accused in the case are Md Firoz Khan, 53, Md Kamal Hossain, 55, Md Monirul Islam, 43, Md Sultan Khan, 45, Md Mintu, 28, Md Sohel, 40, Mohin Howlader, 25, and Md Moniruzzaman, 40. All of them are employees of the launches MV Zakir Samrat-3 and Adventure-9.
The case also names eight to 10 unidentified accused.
Assistant Superintendent of Police of Chandpur River Police region Imtiaz Ahmed said the four arrested accused of Adventure-9 were brought to Chandpur River Police Station from Jhalakathi yesterday and were produced before the court.
Efforts are underway to arrest the remaining accused, he added.
Earlier, in the early hours of Friday, dense fog led to a collision between the Dhaka-bound MV Zakir Samrat-3 and the Barishal-bound Adventure-9 on the Meghna River, leaving four passengers, including a woman, dead and several others injured.
