File photo: Screenshot of CCTV footage showing the collision in the Buriganga River CollectedLast week, a Dhaka court placed Mayur-2 launch employee Abdus Salam on three-day remand in the case filed over the incidentMembers of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested the master of Mayur-2 launch, which reportedly barged into another smaller launch on the Buriganga River last month and killed at least 32 passengers. File photo: Rescue team recovering bodies from Buriganga River on Monday, June 29, 2020 | Md Manik/Dhaka TribuneLast week, a Dhaka court placed Mayur-2 launch employee Abdus Salam on a three-day remand after law enforcement arrested him from Dhaka's Lalkuthi Ghat area and produced him before the court. On June 29, at least 32 people were killed when a small launch “Morning Bird” sank in the Buriganga River after a larger one in reverse horrifically crashed into it near Farashganj Ghat in Dhaka. The three-deck Mayur-2 was on its way to dock at Sadarghat's terminal for Chandpur-bound vessels after unloading passengers at the Lalkuthi terminal. BIWTA and the Shipping Ministry also formed two committees to investigate the incident, while the authorities impounded the Mayur-2.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 13, 2020 04:07 UTC