Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-12) has arrested the main accused and bus driver, Nesarul Islam, 45, in connection with the tragic road crash in Bogura’s Erulia that killed seven day labourers and farmers. He was subsequently handed over to Bogura Sadar Police Station.
Acting on a tip-off, a team from RAB-12 conducted a drive at around 4:15am on Thursday at the house of a man named Rashid in the Douhapara Syedpur area of Shibganj upazila, where they arrested Nesarul.
The arrested driver, Nesarul Islam, is a resident of Agunia Tair village under Sonatala upazila in Bogura. The details of the arrest were shared with journalists this afternoon in a press release issued by RAB-12.
According to the press release, the fatal accident occurred on 7 August on the Bogura-Naogaon highway in the Erulia Bazar area. An air-conditioned (AC) bus of Shah Fateh Ali Paribahan mounted the footpath and ran over day labourers standing in front of Erulia Government Primary School.
Three people died on the spot, and four others passed away after being taken to the hospital. Another 14 people were injured in the incident.
Following the crash, the bus driver fled the scene. A case was subsequently filed on 8 August at Bogura Sadar Police Station, naming an unidentified driver as the accused.
Squadron Leader Firoz Ahmed, Company Commander of RAB-12 Bogura, said that intelligence surveillance had been ongoing to apprehend the fugitive driver since the accident occurred. He added that the arrested driver has been handed over to Bogura Sadar Police Station for legal action.
