Narayanganj Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 09 Apr 2021 02:37 AM BdST
Updated: 09 Apr 2021 02:37 AM BdST
The Coastguards have detained a cargo vessel that hit a passenger launch last Sunday, killing 34 passengers on the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj. );
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The 14 crew members of the cargo vessel were also detained on Thursday in Munshiganj’s Gojaria, where the vessel was anchored.
They include the vessel’s Master Wahiduzzaman, 55, and sailor Mojnu Molla, 38.
The red vessel, SKL-3, was painted white to conceal its identity but the Coastguards tracked it, said Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Mustain Billah.
Witnesses and survivors said the launch, Sabit Al Asad, packed beyond capacity, sank on Apr 4 after being hit by SKL-3. The captain of the vessel ignored warnings three times, said ‘Anis’, a security guard at the Third Shitalakkhya Bridge project.
Narayanganj Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 06 Apr 2021 12:53 PM BdST
Updated: 06 Apr 2021 12:56 PM BdST
The death toll from the Narayanganj launch capsize has reached 34, according to the local administration. );
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Five more bodies were found in the river on Tuesday morning, said Nahida Barik, Sadar upazila nirbahi officer.
Earlier, the rescuers retrieved 29 bodies from the sunken launch on the Shitalakkhya river.
Packed beyond its capacity, the launch Sabit Al Asad from Munshiganj capsized near Madanganj Ghat on Sunday afternoon after being hit by a cargo vessel, SKL-3.
Some passengers were able to swim back ashore, while most of them were missing. Later, most of the bodies were retrieved from the launch after it was recovered.
Senior Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 05 Apr 2021 08:08 PM BdST
Updated: 05 Apr 2021 08:08 PM BdST
The Ministry of Shipping has instituted a seven-strong committee to investigate how a launch sank on the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj. );
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The committee will identify the cause of the capsize and submit a report with recommendations within seven days.
Abdus Sattar Sheikh, joint secretary to the ministry, is convener of the committee while Md Rafiqul Islam, a director of BIWTA, is member secretary.
The others in the committee are Captain Jashimuddin Sarker, chief nautical surveyor at the Department of Shipping, the chief engineer of BIWTC, a representative of the deputy commissioner, a representative of the Fire Service and Civil Defence and another from the naval police.
Narayanganj Correspondent and Munshiganj Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 04 Apr 2021 09:16 PM BdST
Updated: 04 Apr 2021 10:00 PM BdST
A launch packed with passengers beyond capacity has capsized in the Shitalakkhya river after being hit by a cargo vessel in Narayanganj. );
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The launch, Sabit Al Asad, sank near Madanganj Ghat around 6pm on Sunday, said Mobarak Hossain, a deputy director at Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority or BIWTA.
Kabir Hossain, in charge of Muktarpur River Police Station, said they despatched a team but it could not move towards the site due to a storm.
Some of the rescued passengers were brought to Munshiganj General Hospital for treatment.