The bus driver, who was involved in a road crash that took place on last Saturday in Natore, was arrested from Bogura on Tuesday.
Police arrested the driver, Shamim Hossain, from in front of the District Motor Workers' Union office at Station Road in Bogura around 2:30pm.
Nure Alam Siddiqui, Inspector of Bogura Detective Branch of police, confirmed about the arrest, reports UNB.
Shamim Hossain (42) was driving the bus of 'Challenger Paribahan' that rammed a human hauler, leaving 15 people dead in Lalpur upazila of Natore district on Saturday,
He is a son of Abul Hossain of Khetlal upazila in Joypurhat,
Earlier on August 26, Bogura Sadar Police arrested Abdus Samad Kamal, 35, helper of the bus, and handed him over to Natore Banpara Police Station.
Meanwhile, police released bus owner Manju Sarker on Sunday night after he was detained from Madhya Palsa area in Bogura district over the road accident.
During interrogation, the bus owner told police that that he had bought the unfit BRTC bus in an auction and started to operate it on Kushtia-Bogura road after repairing it.
At least 15 people were killed and 15 others injured when the Bogura-bound bus of 'Challenger Paribahan' from Pabna hit a human-hauler carrying 15 passengers in Lalpur upazila of Natore district on Saturday.
A case was filed against seven people on Saturday night over the fatal road accident.
The accused are the president of Banpara Human Hauler (Leguna) Owners' Association, its secretary, owners and drivers of the bus and human hauler involved in the accident, and the helper of the human hauler.
