Muktadesh Desk: A writ petition has been filed in the concerned branch of the High Court seeking directions to form a committee to assess the quality of the bearing pads of the metro rail and flyover. The writ petition was filed on Monday afternoon.
Earlier, a young man named Abul Kalam was killed when a metro rail bearing pad fell off in the capital’s Farmgate area. The accident occurred around 12:30 pm on Sunday. The deceased’s home is in Isharpati village of Naria upazila in Shariatpur. Metro rail services have been suspended since the incident.
On Monday morning, Abul Kalam’s second funeral was held at his home in Isharkathi village of Naria upazila in Shariatpur. Relatives, neighbors and locals gathered to attend the funeral. His mother, siblings and relatives broke down in tears. Later, he was laid to rest in the graveyard of Naria Central Jama Masjid.
