Bus driver arrested over Faridpur accident that killed five during Eid holidays

Police have arrested the driver of a bus that collided a human hauler, locally known as Mahindra, on the Dhaka-Barishal highway in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur on June 4 that left five people dead.

The arrestee is Robiul Mia, 25, a resident of Dubil village in Nalchity upazila in Jhalakathi, said Md Rokibuzzaman, officer-in-charge of Bhanga Highway Police Station today.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team arrested Robiul in Nalchity upazila of Jhalakathi around 11:00pm yesterday, said the OC.

On June 5, Sharmin Begum, wife of one of the victims Mizanur Matubbor, who died in the crash, filed the case against the unidentified driver of a "Morol Paribahan" bus for his reckless driving that led to the deaths.

Police earlier said they have identified and seized the bus from Dhaka's Jatrabari area on Thursday, a day after the crash.

The accident occurred around 7:00am on June 4 in the Babalatola area under Chumurdi Union of Bhanga upazila when the Dhaka-bound bus from Kuakata collided head-on with the oncoming human hauler.

Five three-wheeler passengers died on the spot, and five others were injured.