BANGLADESH

Each family of Jalakathi launch fire victims to get Tk 1.5 lakh

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today said families of those killed in Jhalakathi launch fire will get Taka 1.5 lakh each as compensation.

“Besides, the government will bear expenses for treatment of the injured passengers,” the state minister made the remark after inspecting the burnt launch at Jhalakathi on Friday afternoon.

Earlier, the state minister enquired about the health condition of the injured people, who are undergoing treatment at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital and Jhalakathi Sadar Hospital.

Divisional Commissioner of Barisal Saiful Hasan Badal and Chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Commodore Golam Sadeque were present at the time.

At least 39 people were killed and more than 70 sustained burn injuries when a passenger launch caught fire in the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi in the early hours of today.

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