Dhaka,Dec 27: Bangladesh’s anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday arrested Hamjalal Sheikh, one of the owners of a ferry that caught fire on Friday.On Sunday, a marine court in Dhaka issued arrest warrants against eight persons, including Sheikh and three other owners of the the ill-fated “MV Abhijan-10” vessel following a case filed against them.
“What our investigation revealed is that the fire started in the engine room,” Jhalokati Deputy Commissioner Md Johar Ali told Xinhua news agency. The blaze raged for three hours on the three-story ferry sailing from Dhaka to the Barguna district in southern Bangladesh. At least 38 people were killed, about 100 others hospitalized. (IANS)
