A trawler with 80 passengers sank in Mongla river in Bagerhat. The coincidence took place on Sunday (Might 26) round 9 am whilst crossing the river with additional passengers. Lots of the passengers controlled to get ashore however some are feared to be lacking. Naval police, fireplace provider and coastguard divers are on the lookout for their rescue.
Locals mentioned that loads of passengers have crossed the river in trawlers since morning time. Maximum of them are employees of a manufacturing facility referred to as ‘VIP’ in EPZ. On nowadays there have been 70 to 80 passengers in each and every trawler.
The trawlers have been crossing the river with additional passengers within the cyclone for the sake of top earnings. The kinfolk of the passengers rushed to the spot after listening to the scoop of the coincidence. At the moment, they vandalized the toll counter underneath the regulate of the municipality. Since this incident trawler motion has been stopped in Mongla river.
When requested about the problem of loading additional passengers at the trawler all over the hurricane, Nur Islam Babul, normal secretary of the Trawler Homeowners Buyers Affiliation around the Mongla River, mentioned, “What do we need to do if the passengers leap at the trawler?” He hung up the telephone.
Lots of the passengers at the sunken trawler have been employees of the VIP manufacturing facility in Mongla EPZ. When requested, the chief of the human assets division of the manufacturing facility, Mizanur Rahman, claimed, ‘The manufacturing facility used to be closed after the alarm quantity 7 used to be issued.’
So why have been the employees crossing the river within the morning? When requested, he mentioned, ‘I’m in a gathering. You write what you write.’
At the situation of anonymity, a number of employees complained and mentioned, ‘VIP’s Mizan sir referred to as to visit the manufacturing facility all over the hurricane. He took the manufacturing facility by way of drive.’
Mongla Upazila Govt Officer (UNO) Nishat Tamanna mentioned, after the trawler coincidence, we’re conserving monitor. Municipal CCTV pictures is being monitored to peer if any passengers are lacking.
Abu Hussain Suman/RH/MS
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