RAB arrests MV Avijan-10 owner Hamjalal Sheikh in Keraniganj

The Rapid Action Battalion on Monday morning arrested Hamjalal Sheikh, the owner of MV Avijan-10, in Keraniganj in a case filed in connection with the launch fire that killed at least 41 people.

RAB media wing director Khandaker Al Moin confirmed the news to New Age.

Earlier on Sunday, a case was filed with Barguna Chief Judicial Magistrate Court against the owner of MV Avijan-10 Hamjalal Sheikh and 24 others in connection with the deadly fire incident in the launch that left 41 people dead and many more injured.

Advocate Nazmul Islam Nasir, chairman of Baliatoli union parisahd of Barguna district, filed the case with the court on Sunday.

Advocate Nazmul Islam Nasir said, ‘There was clear negligence from the part of the owner and staff of the launch that caused the fire, deaths and damages.’

He also demanded immediate arrest of the accused in the case.

Fire broke out at 3:00am on Friday on the Barguna-bound launch carrying some 800 passengers from Dhaka and it engulfed the entire vessel within 10 minutes.

The death toll from the fire incident climbed to 41 on Saturday night. Besides, over 70 people suffered injuries and many of them are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.

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