Speedboat crash in Padma: Case filed against owner, 3 others

A case has been filed against four people over the Speedboat crash in the Padma River near Banglabazar Ferry Ghat in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur that killed 26 people on Monday.

Sub-inspector of Kathalbari Naval Police Outpost Lokman Hossain filed the case with Shibchar police station on Tuesday morning.

The accused in the case are speedboat driver Shah Alam, owners-Malik Chandu and Rezaul and ghat leaseholder Shah Alam Khan.

Officer-in-charge of Naval Police Abdur Razzak confirmed the news.

Meanwhile, injured driver Shah Alam was admitted to Shibchar Health Complex and later shifted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital on Monday evening with police guard as his condition deteriorated.

Twenty-six people died as a speedboat overturned after hitting a sand-laden bulkhead anchored in the Padma River near Banglabazar Ferry Ghat in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur on Monday.