Reed: Baghaichhari Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Shirin Akhtar said that BRTA will give five lakh taka to the relatives of those who died in the road accident in the 90 degree area of Sajek of Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati and two lakh taka to the injured.
He also informed that upazila administration will pay Tk 10,000 for the transportation of the body.
On Thursday (April 25) morning, Khagrachhari Modern District Headquarters Hospital visited the injured in the accident and told the reporters. Nine people have died in this incident so far.
Earlier, the police brought the bodies of five people from Sajek Police Station to Khagrachari Modern District Headquarters Hospital around 9:30 am. Additional Superintendent of Police of Baghaichhari Police Circle Abdul Awal Chowdhury said that after the post-mortem, the deceased will be handed over to their families.
Among the injured, Ahir Uddin and his son Samiul were shifted to Dhaka in the morning for better treatment at Khagrachari Modern District Sadar Hospital.
Khagrachari Modern District Sadar Hospital Resident Medical Officer Ripple Bappi Chakma said that four people are currently under treatment at Khagrachari Sadar Hospital.
On Wednesday (April 24) afternoon, goods and workers were going to Udaipur from various areas including Gazipur to work on the border road. At that time, the truck lost control while coming down from a mountain road in the area called 90 degrees and fell into a ditch and overturned. Five people were killed on the spot. Locals rescued the injured and brought them to Khagrachari Sadar Hospital, a distance of about four and a half hours in a truck and jeep. At that time, the doctor on duty declared the four dead. Six people were admitted to the hospital in critical condition. Ahir Uddin and his son Samiul were sent to Dhaka in a critical condition that night.
Bangladesh Time: 1414 hours, April 25, 2024
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