Probe body formed
Fire at oil carrying vessel in Chandpur: Probe body formed
A four-member probe committee was formed to look into the fire on the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise in the Dakatia River of Chandpur on Sunday that left six crew members injured.
Muhammad Lokman, in-charge of Padma Oil Company Depot, said that headed by the company’s DGM Asif Malek, the committee has been asked to submit its report within five working days.
At least six crew members were injured when a massive fire broke out on the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise around 4:15 pm near Padma Oil Company's jetty in the Dakatia River, following an explosion of a generator in its engine room on Sunday afternoon.
Six injured as oil-carrying vessel catches fire in Dakatia River
Four units from the local Fire Service and Coast Guard members brought the fire under control around 5:30 pm.
According to the company, some 7.5 lakh litres of petrol and diesel were available at the oil tanker.
1 week ago
St Martin cruise ship fire: 3-member probe body formed
The Mercantile Marine Office of the Department of Shipping formed a three-member committee to investigate the fire incident in Saint Martin-bound luxury cruise ship MV Bay-1 on Friday midnight.
Giashuddin Ahmed, principal officer of the Mercantile Marine Office, told UNB on Saturday.
The committee was formed with Captain Sheikh Md Jalal Uddin Gazi, Nautical Surveyor, as its head, he said adding the committee has been asked to submit a report within the next three days.
The other two members of the committee are Rafiqul Alam, engineer and ship surveyor and Mohammad Hossain, field unit coordinator of the Department of Shipping.
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The committee head said the report will be submitted after completing the survey and will make recommendations after identifying the reason of the accident.
Earlier on Friday, nearly two hours after the ship leaving the Patenga terminal in Chattogram carrying around 800 passengers to the island was forced to anchor mid sea as the crews noticed thick smoke in the engine room.
The crew of the ship managed to shut the engine and control the fire within half an hour and fortunately none of the passengers were harmed.
Later , a tugboat named Kandari-10 managed to drag the ship with passengers to shore from 17 nautical miles away from Patenga.
2 years ago
Cumilla balloon cylinder blast: 3-member probe body formed
A three-member committee has been formed to investigate the helium gas cylinder blast while inflating balloons that left more than 50 people, including children injured at Nangalkot of Cumilla on Thursday.
The members of the committee are—Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Ashraful Haque, Nangalkot police Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) Rakibul Islam and a representative of Fire Service and Civil Defense.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Lamiya Saiful said that the committee has been asked to submit its report by Tuesday.
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Cumilla Addl Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Shahadat Hossain said “the families of six injured persons have been given Tk10,000 each. Others will get the same amount, or whatever is needed for their treatment.”
Five people seriously injured in the blast were referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advance treatment on Friday, said Md Asif Imran, physician of the emergency department.
The five included balloon seller Anwar, 35. Others injured are- Abdur Rob, 27, Sabbir Hossain, 12, Saiful, 10, and Emon Hasan, 15.
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Twenty-two people had been admitted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital, and seven of them had been discharged already, he added.
The explosion took place at Birulia village under Moukara Union around 6pm on Thursday, leaving over fifty people injured.
2 years ago
Probe body formed over death threat to IU teacher
The authorities of Islamic University (IU) formed a three member probe body over issuing death threat by a teacher of the university to his colleague.
3 years ago
Probe body formed over ‘corruption in installing Bangabandhu Corner at schools’
A parliamentary standing comittee on Wednesday formed a sub-committee to investigate the alleged corruption in establishing Bangabandhu Corner at all government primary schools.
4 years ago
Probe body formed over Pallabi explosion
A three-member probe body has been formed to investigate the explosion inside the Pallabi Police Station in the capital Wednesday morning.
4 years ago
Probe body formed over Banshkhali freedom fighter burial
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs on Tuesday formed a probe body to investigate the burial rites of a freedom fighter in Banshkhali of Chattogram without providing a state of honour.
4 years ago
United Hospital fire: 5-member probe body formed
Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters has formed a 5-member committee to investigate the death of five patients at the isolation unit of city’s United Hospital on Wednesday night following a fire incident.
4 years ago
Probe body formed to investigate low-quality N-95 masks
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare formed a committee on Sunday to investigate allegation that low-quality products were passed on as N-95 masks to some government hospitals.
Mask supplier CMSD was show-caused. After reviewing the allegation and the supplier’s response, the ministry formed a three-member investigation committee, a Health Ministry press release said.
4 years ago