There is nothing wrong with following the rules while the speedboat is moving. 969142 | Voice of tomorrow



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The bodies of five missing passengers were recovered on Saturday, 45 hours after a speedboat sank in the Agunmukha River on the Koralia-Panpatti route in Rangabali upazila of Patuakhali. The bodies were recovered yesterday morning from different places on the Agunmukha River.

On the other hand, there is no control over the movement of speedboats on the inland waterways of Barisal. In addition to charging an additional fee, speedboats also operate at night in violation of the ban. Drivers are neglecting passenger safety and are also carrying extra passengers. Speedboats are supposed to carry life jackets for passengers, but not on any route other than one.

Mahibul Haque, 45, son of the late Rahman from Jirail village of Bakerganj Police Station, Mostafizur Rahman, 35, son of Abdus Salam Hawladar from Auliapur area of ​​Patuakhali Police Station and Ashar Karfish from the Ashar Police Station were rescued from the Agunmukha River. The bodies of Humayun Kabir, 31, son of Shahjahan Sikder from Laxmipasha area, Hasan, 35, son of Rahim Hawlader from Maidan Madrasa area of ​​Patuakhali Sadar Police Station, and Imran, 32, son of the late Alam Hawlader from the Joygora area of ​​the Baufal police station were found dead.

Upazila Nirbahi’s officer Mashfaqur Rahman and Rangabali Police Station OC Ali Ahmed said the bodies would be handed over to their families after inquiries.

A passenger speedboat sank from Koralia in Rangabali Upazila to Panpatti last Friday. Thirteen passengers, including the driver, were rescued alive, but five were missing. Their bodies were recovered yesterday.

Meanwhile, speedboats operate on Barisal’s inland waterways, in addition to charging an additional fee and operating at night in violation of the ban. Drivers are neglecting passenger safety and are also carrying extra passengers. Passengers lose their lives in accidents from time to time. Speedboats have accidents, especially at night. The latest accident in Rangabali killed five passengers.

Neither the police nor the administration have statistics on speedboat accidents. However, according to media reports and speedboat owners, a woman was killed in a head-on collision between two speedboats in Meghna, Hijla, on the night of August 31. No one was charged or arrested for the accident. Two speedboats collided head-on in the Laharhat area of ​​Barisal Sadar upazila on December 22, 2016 at around 6pm. The mother and daughter died. Two doctors were seriously injured in the incident.

The following day, the police filed a case at the Bandar police station. The police also arrested Kalam Sharif, president of the DCighat Speedboat Owners Association, and Wahidul Alam, Secretary General.

Kalam Sharif, President of the DCGhat Speedboat Owners Association, said: “The two speedboats and their drivers are from Bhola. We had no involvement in that incident. The association did not adequately supervise, the lawsuit alleges. The case is currently pending. We are free on bail.

It has been seen that 12 to 14 passengers are picked up on each large speedboat. If any passenger objects to this, the driver or people on the owner’s side are abusing them. Eight to ten life jackets are stored in the boat. Whose mind carries what it wants. There is no obligation. There is no speedboat buoy. However, the per capita rate from Barisal to Bhola is 250 rupees.

According to information from the DCGhat Speedboat Owners Association, from DCGhat to Barisal to Bhola Veduria, from Barisal to Laharhat to Veduria, from Barisal to Bukhainagar to Mehendiganj, from Barisal to Taltali to Patarhat, to Muladir Mirganj Ferryghat, to Hijla, to Bpashaagerj to Bpashaganj to Hijla. There is no life jacket for passengers on any route other than the Barisal-Bhola route.

Malay Mitra, a passenger going to Bhola from Barisal, told Kaler Kantha: “I have come to Barisal for urgent work. I have to go back to Bhola day after day after work. That’s why I got on the speedboat. The behavior of the drivers is very rude. There is a small number of life jackets, which have also been left on the ship.

Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman, Deputy Director, Naval Safety and Traffic Management, BIWTA Barisal, said: Most importantly, these accidents will not stop if people do not realize it. If people don’t get up at night, the speedboat won’t work.



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