Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor on Saturday said we all would stand by the family of Mahin Ahmed till the culprits are behind the bars.
"We are deeply saddened by the incident. We are out of words to console the parents for their loss. Strict action will be taken against those who responsible for the accident," the DSCC Mayor mentioned.
The DSCC Mayor told the journalists while visiting the victim's family at
their house in Narshingdi's Monohardi upazila on Friday to condole them, saida release in the capital on Saturday.
A case has already been filed in this regard, he said, adding: "We want to ensure that Mahin's family will get justice through a complete fair trial.
DSCC Chief Executive Officer Md Mizanur Rahman, its Transport General Manager Md Haider Ali, Chief Waste Management Officer Md Nasim Ahmed, Executive Engineer of Region-2 Saiful Islam, Councilor of Local Ward No. 6 Md Sirajul Islam Bhatti, Councilor Maksuda Shamsher (from Reserved Constituency) and local Awami League leaders were present at the time. Mahin, a student of Motijheel Ideal School and College has died after being run over by a city corporation garbage truck in the capital’s Mugda.
According to the teenager’s brother Mahfuz Ahmed, Mahin was walking to his friend’s house in Mugda when a speeding garbage truck owned by the city corporation ploughed into him around 9:30pm on Thursday night in the Madina Bagh area.
“He was initially taken to Mudga General Hospital but was later transferred to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 10:30pm. Mahin died while undergoing treatment there,” said Mahfuz.