10 October 2021, Sun, 11:22

5 bodies found in Turag boat capsize accident; Acting Secretary General condoles

Acting Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Maulana ATM Masum has issued the following message of condolence on 10 October 2021 expressing deep shock as 5 dead bodies including the bodies of 4 kids and one woman have been found following a boat capsize accident in the Turag river of Amin Bazar of Savar, the outskirts of the capital Dhaka.

An engine run boat capsized as it was collided with a bulkhead in the Turag river in Amin Bazar of Savar on 9 October dawn. So far, the rescue team recovered the bodies of 4 babies and one woman. Still several others are missing. I am expressing deep shock for those deceased who had been killed in this tragic accident. May Allah bless them with Jannah. I am also extending sympathy to the mournful victim families.

I am urging the concerned authorities to probe into the boat capsize accident and also to take legal measures against the responsible personnel, to pay due compensation to the victim persons and also to take effective measures to rescue all the missing passengers immediately.