Buriganga launch capsize: Assistant master of Moyur-2 placed on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed Jakir Hossain, assistant master of Moyur-2 launch, on a three-day remand in a case filed over hitting another launch --Morning Bird -- and killing at least 34 people on Buriganga river on June 29.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Mishkat Shukrana passed the order after Md Shahidul Alam, a sub-inspector of River Police and also the investigation officer of the case, produced him before her court with a seven-day remand prayer.

In the remand prayer, the IO said the accused was directly involved in the accident and needs to be remanded to unearth vital clues about it.

The defence submitted a petition seeking bail along with the cancellation of the remand prayer.

After hearing both sides, the magistrate turned down his bail prayer and issued the remand order.

Earlier, two accused--Abul Bashar Mollah, master of the launch, and Nasiruddin Mridha, launch employee -- gave confessional statements to magistrates on different dates.

On June 30, Shamsul Alam, a sub-inspector of Sadarghat River Police Station, filed the case in this connection with Keraniganj South Police Station against seven people, including the owner of Moyur-2.

Police have so far arrested six people in connection with the case.