Dhaka, May 13 Islam, the driver of the bus that ran over journalist Bibhash Chandra Saha on Friday, has said he did not recognise the traffic signs, but had no difficulty in getting driving licence.
The detained driver was produced before the journalists at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Media and Community Service Centre on Sunday.
Recalling the accident, Islam said on that day he heard people were shouting that his bus ran over a motorcycle. He stopped his bus and promptly contacted the owner of the bus, one 'Hasan'. The owner suggested him to flee, Mofizul claimed.
Islam later told bdnews24.com that he could not read but only write his name when asked whether he had any education.
"I do not recognise these [traffic signs]," he said when this correspondent has shown him several traffic signs.
He said he obtained the driving licence by signing on a paper in spite of his being illiterate and not recognising traffic signs. "There was no problem [in getting the licence]," he said.
When asked to write his name on a paper, he could only write his first name that too with a wrong spelling, 'Mofizol'.
Police detained Mofizul from Chandpur on Saturday night and brought him to Dhaka, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police's Detective Branch Masudur Rahman earlier told bdnews24.com.
Bibhash, 45, a senior reporter with the English-language daily The Independent, was killed when the Maitree Paribahan bus knocked his motorcycle in front of Star Kabab Restaurant on Dhanmondi Road No. 2, only yards away from his workplace.
Bibhash was cremated at Rajarbagh Crematory on Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday, hundreds of journalists demonstrated in front of the National Press Club protesting the death, after paying their last respects at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity office. A human chain protest was also staged later.
Journalist union leaders gave a 24-hour deadline to the government to provide financial assistance to the family of Bibhash.
They also demanded withdrawal of the Dhanmondi Police Station Officer-In-Charge within the deadline and resignation of the Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation Executive President Shajahan Khan, who is also the Shipping Minister.
Probe committee formed
ADC of Police's Detective Branch Masudur Rahman said the law-enforcing agency has formed a two-member committee to probe police charge on the agitated journalists, firing blank shots and non-professional conducts on the day of the accident.
The committee is headed by the Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch Joint Commissioner Sheikh Maruf Hasan. The other member is Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police's Ramna Zone A S M Mahtabuddin.
Rahman said the committee has been asked to submit its report within three days.
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