Jamaat leaders fall into river as wooden bridge gives in Nilphamari

Jamaat leaders fall into river as wooden bridge gives in.

Several local leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami fell into a river on Wednesday after a wooden bridge collapsed during an inspection in Nilphamari’s Dimla upazila. 

However, Md Abdus Sattar, Member of Parliament from the Nilphamari-1 constituency and district Jamaat Ameer, escaped unhurt as the section of the bridge he was standing on remained intact.

The accident left three people, including MP’s bodyguard Abdul Mannan, injured.

The incident occurred around 11:30am in the Natabari area when the MP was inspecting a wooden bridge built by local residents over the Nautara River.

Kazi Rukunuzzaman Bakul, secretary of Dimla upazila Jamaat, said locals had constructed the bridge with their own funds due to the lack of a permanent structure.

He said a portion of the bridge suddenly collapsed under the weight of the large group.

Among those who fell into the river were upazila Ameer Maulana Mujibur Rahman, Nayeb-e-Ameer Kazi Habibur Rahman, Bakul and Dimla Sadar union Ameer Nur Mubassher.

The MP said he will talk to the authorities concerned over the construction of a permanent bridge there. - UNB