<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the driver of the bus “responsible for the deaths of 17 people” in Jhalakathi, from Ashulia in Savar early today.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The arrestee was identified as Mohon Khan, 40.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Based on information, a team of RAB-8 conducted a drive in Ashulia and arrested Mohon at the dead of night, said RAB’s Legal and Media Wing Director Khandaker Al Moin this morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Moin said that Mohon used to drive heavy vehicles despite being issued a license for driving light vehicles.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier on Monday, police arrested Md Foysal, supervisor of the bus, from Rajapur area of Jhalakathi district.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On July 22, 17 people died and 35 were injured when a bus of ‘Smriti Paribahan’ plunged into a roadside pond at Chhatrakanda in Sadar upazila of Jhalakathi district while heading towards Barishal from Pirojpur district.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sub-inspector of Jhalakathi Police Station Sushankar filed a case against three people including the driver, supervisor and helper of the bus driver. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>