C T Online Desk: The 11 tourists who died in the train accident on their way back from Mirsharai’s Khaiyachhra Jharna were buried in the family graveyard on Saturday morning.
Around 10.30am, a namaz-e-janaza of five of the deceased was held on Amanbazar Sumdia Government Primary school grounds in Hathazari upazila.
Besides, the namaz-e-janaza of four other victims was also held in their respective villages on Saturday while those of two others were held on Friday night.
The mortal remains of all the 11 people — nine students, one teacher and the microbus driver — were handed over to their families on Friday.
People from all walks of life including the dignitaries of the area participated in the janaza.
The victims were identified as Golam Mostafa Niru, 26, the microbus driver, Mohammad Hasan, 17, son of Ilias Bhutto of Chikondandi union, Ziaul Haque Sajib, 22, son of Abdul Hamid of Khondokar Para, Wahidul Alam Jisan, 23, son of Jane Alam of Aziz Membar Bari, Ridwan Chowdhury, 22, a teacher of the ‘R&J’ coaching centre and son of Badsha Chowdhury of Majid Abbas Chowdhury Bari, Sagar, 17, son of Pavez of the area, Iqbal Hossain Maruf, 17, son of Abdul Mabud of Wadud Master Bari, Moshahab Ahmed Hisham, 16, son of Mozaffar Ahmed of ward number 6 of the upazila, Tasmir Hasan, 17, son of Parvez of Abdul Aziz Bari, Md Mahim, 17, son of Mansur Alam, and Mostafa Masud Rakib, 19, son of Motahar Hossain of Abu Musa Khan Bari.
The six injured are microbus helper Taukid Ibn Shawon, 20, and students — Md Mahim, 18, Tanveer Hasan Hriday, 18, Md Emon, 19, Tasmir Pavel, 16, and Md Saikat, 18. They are undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital.
On Friday at 1.30 pm, the Mahanagar Prabhati Express from Dhaka to Chattogram rammed a microbus carrying tourists and took it a kilometer away. Eleven people died on the spot and six others were injured.
The victims were residents of East Khandokia village of Amanbazar in Hathazari Upazila of Chattogram. The deceased, excluding the driver, are teachers and students of a local coaching center. They went for a trip to Mirsharai’s Khaiyachhara Jharna by a microbus.
