Madaripur Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 17 May 2021 12:58 PM BdST
Updated: 17 May 2021 12:58 PM BdST
Police have arrested Shah Alam, a key suspect in a case over the collision between a speedboat and a sand carrier on the Padma River in Madaripur that killed 26 people. );
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Alam, the boatman, was receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was discharged from the hospital on Sunday, said Inspector Abdur Razzak of Khathalbari Jetty Police Outpost.
Following his discharge from the hospital, the river police arrested Alam and sent him to Shibchar Police Station. He will be presented to the court on Monday.
A passenger speedboat rammed into the bulkhead of a sand carrier near the Kathalbari pier on May 3. The bodies of 26 people were recovered afterwards. The bodies have since been turned over to the families of the dead.
Madaripur Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 04 May 2021 11:48 AM BdST
Updated: 04 May 2021 11:48 AM BdST
Police have filed a case over the accident between a speedboat and a sand carrier on the Padma River in Madaripur’s Kathalbari that resulted in the deaths of 26 people. );
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Four people, including the driver of the speedboat and its owner, were named in the case filed on Monday, said Shibchar Police Station chief Miraz Hossain.
The case was filed by SI Lokman Hossain of the Kathalbari Port Marine Police Outpost.
The accused have been identified as speedboat owners Kandu Molla and Zahirul Islam, driver Shah Alam and Shimulia port leaseholder Shah Alam Akon. A few other unnamed individuals were also accused in the case.