Sad Day for Bangladesh

At least 38 passengers were burned dead as a devastating fire broke out in a launch named "MV OVijan-10" on Sugandha river of Jhalokathi district early Friday.

Bangladesh demands that a proper investigation is carried out and whether it happened as an accident, oversight or deliberately needs to be ascertained. We also demand that the Government immediately make arrangement for financial support to these bereaved families in the amount of at least Tk 10 lac per death and Tk 5 lac per heavily burnt person and take care of all medical bills of all affected in this deadly accident.

These accidents normally take place when proper FITNESS is not done to save money. So, the owner's documents need to be looked into. THESE ISSUES MUST BE DEALT STERNLY, OTHERWISE accidents like this will take place without any reprieve and/or punishment.

In our 50th year of Birth Anniversary of Bangladesh, these are uncalled for happenings. We are deeply sad and offering prayers for the departed souls but their passing away must not go in vain. Bangladesh, please wake up from our slumber and start doing things the RIGHT WAY.

As a nation, we need to truly find out our gaps in society and mend these gaps, otherwise we shall be slapped with such deadly accidents on and off. This is never in line with the spirit of the emancipation of the people of Bangladesh. Unfortunately, we speak of progress and development, but we fail miserably in giving security to our people in Bangladesh. This is a complete failure of the government but no one takes responsibility and 'the ship named Bangladesh' sails without a direction in the vast oceans.