A lawyer says, “If there had been a proper investigation, several people would not have been listed as suspects”
June 29, 2026
Mamun Khan
bdnews24.com
Six years on, the trial in a case over the deaths of 34 people in a launch capsize on the Buriganga River has yet to conclude. Those involved in the case are unable to say exactly when it will be completed. The families of the victims are still waiting for justice.
The disaster, which took place on Jun 29, 2020, near Dhaka’s Shyamabazar, shook Bangladesh.
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Of the five suspects in the case, only one - the prime suspect, Chanchal Chandra Sarkar – has been arrested.
The prosecution seeks the highest punishment for the suspects, who are absconding
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