Court Seeks Probe Report on Buriganga Launch Capsize

A Dhaka court set August 17 to file the probe report in a case of ''negligent death'' over the June 29 Buriganga launch capsize, in which 33 people died.

Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Kamrun Nahar passed the order after accepting the first information report of the case.

Earlier in the day, sub-inspector (SI) Mohammad Shamsul Alam of Sadarghat River Police Station filed the case with Dakkhin Keraniganj Police Station against the owner of Moyur-2, Mofazzal Hamid Soad, master Abul Bashar, master Zakir Hossain, driver Shipon Hawlader, Sukani Nasir Mridha, and crew members Shakil Hossain and Hridoy.

Police filed the case under Sections 280, 304 (Ka), 437, and 34 of the Penal Code.

Moyur-2 of Dhaka-Chandpur route rammed into ML Morning Bird, coming from Munshiganj, in the Shyambazar area in the Buriganga River, drowning the smaller launch within moments on Monday morning.