Mirsharai tragedy: 11 laid to rest

Eleven people who were killed after a train hit a microbus at a level crossing in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram on Friday afternoon, were laid to eternal rest in Hathazari upazila on Saturday.

Around 10:30 am, namaz-e-janaza of five of the deceased was held at Khandakia Government Primary School ground in Amanbazar area of ??Hathazari Upazila. Hundreds of people from the area participated in the funeral prayer at Khandakia Government Primary School ground.

Besides, the namaz-e-janaza of six other victims was also held in their respective villages.

The mortal remains of all the 11 people -- nine students, one teacher and the microbus driver -- were handed over to their families on Friday after all the legal procedures from Chittagong Medical College Hospital.

The tragedy occurred when a microbus was hit by a Mahanagar Prabhati train while it was crossing the nearby railway crossing on its way back from a visit to Mirsharai Khayachhara waterfall at around 1.30 pm on Friday.

Meanwhile, the railway police last night filed a case against Gateman Saddam in the death of 11 people in the microbus in the Mirsharai train collision. Assistant sub inspector (ASI) of police Zaheer filed the case under section 304 CRP police station on charges of causing death due to negligence.

The deceased are four teachers and six students of Amanbazar RJ Coaching Center and the driver of the microbus. They are: teacher Mustafa Masud Rakib Khan,19, son of Motaher Hossain, teacher Ziaul Haque Sajib, 22, son of Abdul Hamid, Md. Mohammad Hasan ,17, son of Md Elias Bhutto, Moshab Ahmed Hisham,16, son of Mozaffar Ahmed, teacher Wahidul Alam Jisan,23, son of Jane Alam, Sagar,17, son of Parvez , Iqbal Hossain Maruf, 17, son of Abdul Mabud, teacher Ridwan Chowdhury,22 son of Badsha Chowdhury, Tasmir Hassan ,17, son of late Parvez, Md. Mahim , 17, son of Mansoor Alam and microbus driver Gholam Mustafa Niru 26, son of Hazi Md Yusuf Ali.