‘Body-carrying speedboats are being started’ – His body begins its journey just a day after Facebook post

This was a strangely coincidental news of grief for the people of Sandwip, Chittagong. A few days ago, expatriate Mohammad Amin, who lost his life in a road accident in Oman, wrote on his Facebook ID – “Body-carrying speedboats are being started in Sandwip, now the bodies of expatriates can be taken home quickly.” But a cruel twist of fate – just a day later, he himself returned in the same body-carrying speedboat, dead.

The bodies of seven expatriates were brought from Oman on Saturday night. This Sunday morning, their bodies were lowered into the Kumira Ghat in Sandwip, Chittagong. The local administration and relatives were present there around 8 am. After the funeral, their burial was completed in their respective villages.

The deceased Mohammad Amin (38) is the son of Ali Kabbar of Ward No. 2 of Sarikait Union in Sandwip. He was engaged in fishing in Oman and six other expatriates worked under him. Just a day before his death in a road accident, he wrote on Facebook about the launch of a speedboat carrying corpses in Sandwip, which many saw as happy news at the time.

Ali Kabbar said, “My son Amin was supposed to return home after a few days to organize the wedding of his elder daughter. But now he is gone.” Amin left behind two daughters and a son in the family.

The other expatriates who died in the accident were Md. Sahabuddin (28), Md. Bablu (28), Md. Rocky (27), Md. Arju (26), Md. Jewel (28) and Mosharraf Hossain (26). All of them were fishing in the Sidra area of ​​​​Dhuqum province of Oman. On October 8, the vehicle carrying them collided head-on, killing seven people on the spot.

The deceased Sahabuddin’s family includes his wife, parents and a four-month-old daughter. A few days ago, in a status on his Facebook page, he wrote—“Middle class means a thousand dreams, but at the end of the day, the fate book is empty.” This writing of his has now left a deep mark of pain in the hearts of his family and friends.

Talking to locals, it is learned that six of the seven people who died in the accident came from financially disadvantaged families. Their only asset was a broken tin house. Five of them had children just a few months ago.

The people of Sandwip are now saying—may this story of the hardships and risks of expatriates never come back. No one imagined that the joy of launching a speedboat carrying corpses would turn into such sorrow.