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চরমোনাইয়ে ট্রলারডুবি : নিহত ১, নিখোঁজ ২৫
— November 30, 2011
বরিশাল প্রতিনিধি : বরিশালের চরমোনাইয়ের মাহফিলের আখেরী মোনাজাত শেষে বাড়ী ফেরার পথে লঞ্চের ধাক্কায় ট্রলারডুবিতে একজন নিহত ও অন-ত ২৫ জন নিখোঁজ রয়েছেন। ২৯ নভেম্বর মঙ্গলবার সকাল সাড়ে ৯ টার দিকে সদর উপজেলার চরমোনাইর ইউনিয়নের লঞ্চঘাট সংলগ্ন কীর্তনখোলা নদীতে এ দুর্ঘটনা ঘটে।
জানা গেছে, ২৯ নভেম্বর মঙ্গলবার সকাল সাড়ে ৯ টার দিকে আখেরী মুনাজাত শেষে মুসল্লিরা বাড়ি ফেরার জন্য চরমোনাই ইউনিয়নের লঞ্চঘাট থেকে ট্রলারে করে বরিশাল আসার পথে কীর্তনখোলা নদীতে দুর্ঘটনার শিকার হন। দুর্ঘটনার পরপরই ফায়ার সার্ভিসের ডুবুরীরা ঘটনাস’লে গিয়ে উদ্ধারকাজ শুরু করে। এসময় ইয়াকুব (৬৫) নামে একজনের লাশ উদ্ধার করা গেলেও অন্যান্য যাত্রীদের কোন খোঁজ পাওয়া যায়নি। নিহত মুসল্লী ইয়াকুবের বাড়ি মানিকগঞ্জে বলে জানিয়েছেন উদ্ধারকারীরা। চরমোনাই লঞ্চঘাটের লোকজন জানিয়েছেন, ডুবে যাওয়া ট্রলারটিতে কমপক্ষে ২৫-৩০ জন যাত্রী উঠেছিল।
কোতয়ালী মডেল থানার ভারপ্রাপ্ত কর্মকর্তা (ওসি) শাহিদুজ্জামান জানান, ‘চরমোনাই পীরের মাহফিলে থেকে আখেরী মুনাজাত শেষে ফেরা যাত্রীদের নিয়ে বরিশাল যাচ্ছিল ট্রলারটি। কিন’ ঘাট ছাড়ার পরপরই মর্নিং সান নামের একটি লঞ্চের ধাক্কায় ট্রলারটি ডুবে যায়। দুর্ঘটনার পরপরই ইয়াকুব (৬৫) নামে একজনের লাশ উদ্ধার করে ফায়ার সার্ভিসের ডুবুরিরা।’ তবে ট্রলারে মোট কতজন যাত্রী ছিল তা তিনি নিশ্চিত করে বলতে পারেননি। যাত্রীদের উদ্ধারে ফায়ার সার্ভিসের ডুবুরীরা উদ্ধার কার্যক্রম অব্যাহত রেখেছেন বলে জানান তিনি।
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