Families of 8 B’baria train accident victims receive monetary assistance
Rail minister hands over monetary assistance to family members of eight victims of the Brahmanbaria train accident. Photo: Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary
Four months after the train accident in Brahmanbaria, families of eight -- out of 17 -- victims received financial assistance today.
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan handed over Tk 1 lakh to the families at Dhaka's Rail Bhaban this morning.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Assistance for the rest of the families will be handed over through the district administration, the minister added during a briefing.
At least 17 people were killed and nearly 80 others injured as an intercity train crashed into another train at Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria on November 12 last year.
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