Blaze engulfs launch on Sugandha river

Published: 24 Dec 2021 14:12 BdST Updated: 24 Dec 2021 14:12 BdST

A midnight fire has burnt Barguna-bound launch MV Abhijan-10 on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi. A pall of sadness swept over the river bank as 37 people lost their lives in the incident.
  • Fire Service and Coast Guard personnel recover the bodies of victims after a fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi on Friday, Dec 24, 2021. Photo: Hasibul Islam Hasan

    Fire Service and Coast Guard personnel recover the bodies of victims after a fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi on Friday, Dec 24, 2021. Photo: Hasibul Islam Hasan

  • Fire Service and Coast Guard personnel recover the bodies of victims after a fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi on Friday, Dec 24, 2021. Photo: Hasibul Islam Hasan

    Fire Service and Coast Guard personnel recover the bodies of victims after a fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi on Friday, Dec 24, 2021. Photo: Hasibul Islam Hasan

  • The passengers injured in the fire engulfing MV Abhijan-10, a Barguna-bound launch, on the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi are undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal.

    The passengers injured in the fire engulfing MV Abhijan-10, a Barguna-bound launch, on the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi are undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal.

  • The passengers injured in the fire engulfing MV Abhijan-10, a Barguna-bound launch, on the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi are undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal.

    The passengers injured in the fire engulfing MV Abhijan-10, a Barguna-bound launch, on the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi are undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal.

  • The passengers injured in the fire engulfing MV Abhijan-10, a Barguna-bound launch, on the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi are undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal.

    The passengers injured in the fire engulfing MV Abhijan-10, a Barguna-bound launch, on the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi are undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal.

  • Fire Service personnel recover the bodies of victims after a fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi on Friday, Dec 24, 2021.

    Fire Service personnel recover the bodies of victims after a fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi on Friday, Dec 24, 2021.

  • Fire Service personnel recover the bodies of victims after a fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi on Friday, Dec 24, 2021.

    Fire Service personnel recover the bodies of victims after a fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi on Friday, Dec 24, 2021.

  • Crowds gather to look at the charred launch, MV Abhijan-10, floating near the banks of the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi.

    Crowds gather to look at the charred launch, MV Abhijan-10, floating near the banks of the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi.

  • A midnight fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi on Friday, Dec 24, 2021.

    A midnight fire swept through the Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha river in the southern district of Jhalakathi on Friday, Dec 24, 2021.

 

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