Sunday, May 05, 2024
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will provide a compensation of Tk 5 lakh to each of the families of the victims who lost their lives in an accident in Rangamat's Sajek.
The injured victims will be provided Tk 2 lakh.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Baghaichhari upazila Shireen Akhtar said this while talking to reporters at the Khagrachhari Modern District Hospital on Thursday morning.
The Upazila Administration will provide Tk 10,000 for transporting the bodies, she said.
Earlier, police brought the bodies of 5 deceased from Sajek to Khagrachhari Modern District Hospital.
Additional Superintendent of Police of Baghaichhari Police Circle Abdul Awal Chowdhury informed that after the autopsy of the 9 deceased of Mro community the bodies will be handed over to the families.
Among the injured undergoing treatment at Khagrachhari Modern District Hospital, Ahir Uddin and his son Samiul have been transferred to Dhaka for advanced treatment on Thursday morning.
Currently, 4 people are undergoing treatment at Khagrachhari Modern District Hospital, said Ripal Bappi Chakma, resident medical officer of the hospital.
On Wednesday, a truck carrying goods and labourers from Gazipur and other areas were heading to Udaipur to work in the border road construction project.
The truck lost control while descending from a steep mountain road known as 90 degree area and fell into a ditch, leaving five people dead on the spot.
Local residents rescued the injured and transported them to Khagrachhari Sadar Hospital.
Upon arrival, doctors on duty pronounced four people dead, while six others were admitted in critical condition.
