Jhalokathi launch fire: Unnatural death case filed

An unnatural death case has been filed with Jhalokathi Sadar police station following the deaths of at least 39 people after a deadly fire broke out on a Barguna-bound launch MV Abhijan-10 on the Sugandha river in Jhalokathi in the early hours of Friday.

Jahangir Hossian, a village police at the district's Diakul village, filed the case on Saturday (December 25).

Khalilur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jhalokathi Sadar police station confirmed this to risingbd.

A terrible fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 on the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi around 3 am on December 24, killing so far 39 people and injuring many more.

Local administration officials said that the fire originated on the Barguna-bound three-storey vessel around 3:00am, which was carrying over 800 passengers from Sadarghat Launch Terminal in Dhaka.