Another gets anticipatory bail
The High Court yesterday granted anticipatory bail for six months to another staff of the sunken launch MV Coco-4 in a case filed for the launch capsize in Bhola.
On Wednesday, the same court granted anticipatory bail for six months to four other employees, including a master of MV Coco-4 in this case.
The court yesterday granted bail to Shamsul Haque, a master of the launch, and also directed its inspector Uzzal Hossain, and engine driver Maksud Ahmed to surrender before the trial court within eight weeks.
The court also issued a rule on the government to explain within four weeks why Shamsul should not be granted regular bail in the case and asked not to harass or arrest Uzzal and Maksud in the case during the period.
The High Court bench of Justice AFM Abdur Rahman and Justice Md Emdadul Haque Azad came up with the orders upon a bail petition jointly filed by three accused.
Petitioners' counsel Barrister Maniruzzaman Asad yesterday told The Daily Star that the High Court directed Uzzal and Maksud to surrender before the trial court for their ignorance in discharging duties in running the launch.
MV Coco-4 sank in the Tentulia river near Nazirpur launch terminal in Lalmohon of Bhola on November 27 with around 2,000 passengers on board.
Kamal Hossain, a passenger of the launch, filed the case with Lalmohon police station on November 30 against the four employees of the launch.
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