Accident
Youth die in Jatrabari road crash
A 25-year-old man was killed after being hit by an unknown vehicle at Demra in the city’s Jatrabari area on Wednesday.The deceased, Mohammad Ali, was a human hauler driver and son of Abdur Karim Konapara Dharmik Para.
University student among 2 killed in Dhaka road accidentsInspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said the vehicle knocked him down in the morning while he was passing Jatrabari Mahbubur Rahman Molla College, leaving him injured.
Two killed in Chattogram motorcycle accidentLater, he was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 9:45 am.Child deaths increase by about 17% in road accidents: SCRF
Lawyer killed as bus hits motorbike on Hanif flyover in Dhaka
A 55-year-old female lawyer was killed and another injured when a bus hit a motorbike on Hanif flyover in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Parveen Sultana, daughter of Abul Hossain of Sutrapur area.
Two killed and 14 injured in separate road accidents in ManikganjA bus of ‘Lovely Paribahan’ rammed the motorbike carrying Parveen and her nephew Shakhawat Hossain Himel, 40, leaving both injured around 11:45 am, said Md Quamruzzaman, sub-inspector of Jatrabari Police Station.
Two killed in Chattogram motorcycle accidentThe injured were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared Parveen dead.The lawyer met the tragic accident while returning to Dhaka after appearing before a Narayanganj court in a land dispute case.University student among 2 killed in Dhaka road accidents
Mother, son among 5 killed in Bogura road crashes
Five people including a woman and her son were killed in separate road accidents in Adamdighi and Shajahanpur upazilas of Bogura district on Friday night and early Saturday.In Adamdighi upazila, three people were killed in a head-on-collision between two trucks on Bogra-Naogaon regional highway at Murail early Saturday.
Schoolboy dies in road crash in BoguraTwo of the deceased were identified as Mostaque, 45, and Rafiqul Islam, 34, while the identity of the other could not be known immediately.
College teacher killed as bus runs over him in BoguraThe accident occurred around 3:30 am when the two trucks collided head-on, leaving three people dead on the spot, said Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of Adamdighi Police Station.In Shahjahanpur upazila, a woman and her five-year-old son were killed and another was injured when a truck hit a motorbike on Dhaka-Bogra highway at Katabaria on Friday night.The deceased were identified as Zakia Akter Tasli, 25, wife of Mostafizur Rahman Mithu and their son Tashfian Rahman of Baranjul village.The accident occurred around 8 pm when the paddy-laden truck rammed the motorbike carrying three people, leaving Zakia and Tashfian dead on the spot and Mithu, husband of Zakia, injured, said Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Shahjahanpur Police Station.
2 women crushed under trains in BoguraMithu was taken to Bogra Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital.Police seized the truck and arrested its driver.
Hit by bus, on-duty traffic police constable dies in Ctg
A traffic police constable died after a bus knocked him down while performing his duty at Sholoshohor in Chattogram’s Panchlaish area on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Nurul Karim, 58, of Tangail district.
Road accidents leave 3 dead in two districtsTariqul Islam, inspector of Chattogram Metropolitan Traffic (North) Division, said the incident occurred around 11 pm when the bus hit Nurul while he was performing his duty in the area, leaving him injured.
3 die in Nilphamari road accidentsLater, he was taken to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital where the doctors declared him dead.Road accidents claim 299 lives during Eid journey
2 dead as bus overturns on Bogura-Rangpur highway
Two people were dead and two were injured when a bus overturned on Bogura-Rangpur highway at Chandihara in Shibganj upazila of Bogura district on Wednesday.
One of the deceased was identified as Al Amin, 15, of Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur district while the identity of the other deceased could not be known immediately.
3 killed in Bogura road crash
Aminul Islam, officer-in-charge of Gobindaganj Highway Police, said the accident occurred around 6 am when the Rangpur-bound bus of ‘Boishakhi Paribahan’ overturned after hitting a road divider, leaving two dead on the spot and two others injured.
The injured were taken to a local hospital.
Schoolboy dies in road crash in Bogura
Microbus cylinder blast leaves 7 dead in Faridpur
Seven people were burned dead and another was injured after the gas cylinder of a microbus exploded on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Maligram in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Saturday (June 24, 2023).
The deceased included three women, two men and two children but their identities could not be known yet.
A fire broke out in the microbus as its gas cylinder went off around 11 am, leaving five people dead on the spot and three others injured, said Tayumul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bhanga Highway Police.
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Two passengers succumbed to their injuries at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical College (BSMMC) Hospital, said Md Shahjahan, superintendent of the district police.
Injured microbus driver Mridul Malo, a resident of Sadar upazila, has been undergoing treatment at BSMMC hospital.
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The bodies were kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy, he said, adding that the deceased hailed from Boalmari upazila of the district.
Deputy Commissioner Kamrul Ahsan Talukder said they have already formed a five-member probe committee to look into the matter and asked to submit its report within next two days.
He said Tk 20,000 was given for burial to the families of each deceased and Tk 10,000 for treatment of the injured driver.
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Man dies after being hit by bus in Dhaka’s Jatrabari
A 50-year-old man was killed as a bus hit him at Kajla in the city’s Jatrabari area on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Alauddin Molla, a private car driver in Mehendiganj upazila of Barishal district.
The Dhaka-bound bus of ‘Nagar Paribahan’hit him around 9:30 am, leaving him injured, said sub-inspector Anwar Hossain of Jatrabari Police Station.
3 dead in Syhlet road accident
Later, he was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 10:30 am.
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408 deaths in 491 road accidents in May: Road Safety Foundation
In May, there were 491 road accidents in the country, leaving 408 people dead and 631 injured. Of the deceased, 67 were women and 78 children.
As many as 141 people were dead in 156 motorcycle accidents, accounting for 34.55 percent of the total deaths. The motorcycle accident rate is 31.77 percent. As many as 104 pedestrians were killed in accidents, which is 25.49 percent of the total fatalities, according to a press release of the Road Safety Foundation.
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The Road Safety Foundation has prepared the report based on information from nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media.
Seventy-two drivers and their assistants were dead in road accidents last month, which is 17.64 percent of the total.
During this period, four people were killed and two were missing in six boat accidents. Twenty-three people were killed and six injured in 25 railway accidents, said the release.
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According to statistics on vehicle-based deaths in accidents, 141 motorcyclists and pillion riders were killed (34.55%); bus passengers killed were six (1.47%); truck, covered-van, pickup, tractor, trolley, lorry, tanker riders killed were 36 (8.82%); private car, microbus, ambulance riders dead were 18 (4.41%); 68 three-wheeler passengers (easy bike, auto-rickshaw, mishuk) riders dead (16.66%); 15 (3.67%) killed in locally modified vehicle (Nosimon-Karimon-Mahindra-Brickbhanga machine cars) accidents; and 20 (4.90%) were killed in bicycle-rickshaw-rickshaw van accidents.
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According to the Road Safety Foundation's monitoring and analysis, 165 (33.60%) of the accidents occurred on national highways, 201 (40.93%) on regional roads, 73 (14.86%) on rural roads, 48 (9.77%) on urban roads and 4 (0.81%) in other places, it said.
14 dead as truck collides with pickup van carrying construction workers in Sylhet
At least 14 people were dead and ten others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup van on Sylhet-Dhaka highway at Nazir Bazar in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Wednesday.
The accident occurred around 5:30 am when the sand-carrying truck collided with a pickup van carrying construction workers in Kutubpur area, leaving 11 people dead and 12 others injured, said Md Samsuddoha, officer-in-charge of Dakkhin Surma Police Station.
The deceased were identified as Rashid Ali, 25, son of Late Sajib Ali of Bhatipara village in Derai upazila under Sunamganj district, Dulam Mia, 26, son of Late Harun Mia of Muradpur village in Shantiganj upazila, Shahin Mia, 40, son of Wahab Ali of Babangaon village of the same upazila, Haris Mia, 65, son of Late Shishu Mia of Alinagar village in Derai upazila, Amina Begum, wife of Abdur Rahim of Haldiura village in Chunarughat upazila under Habiganj district, Sayed Noor, 50, son of late Mofiz Mia of Bhatipara village in Derai upazila, Awlad Hossain, 60, son of late Awlad Ullah of Taleratan village in Shantiganj upazila, Eklim Mia, 55, son of Late Salim Uddin of Patharia village in Dirai upazila, Sijil Mia, 55, son of Barik Ullah of Gachia village, Saurabh Mia, 27, son of Siraj Mia of Bhatipara village, Islam Mia, 27, son of Islam Uddin of Bharhatta upazila under Netrokona district, Meher, 24, daughter of Shamsher Nur of Bhatipara village in Derai upazila, Dudu Mia, 40, son of Sona Mia of Madhupur village in Derai upazila and Badshah, 22, son of Shahjahan of the same village.
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The injured were taken to Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital where the doctors declared four of them dead.
The pickup van with 20-22 construction workers were heading towards Tajpur.
South Surma Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Shamsuddoha said the bodies have been kept at Osmani Medical College Hospital morgue.
The bodies will be handed over to the families after the legal process, the police officer said.
Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Mojibor Rahman said Tk 20,000 has been given to the families of each deceased and Tk 10,000 to the families of each injured person.
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Awami League candidate for Sylhet City Corporation election Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury donated Tk 25,000 each to the families of the victims on behalf of the prime minister.
Meanwhile, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury rushed to the hospital. He landed at Sylhet Osmani Airport in the morning and went straight to Osmani Medical College Hospital. The state minister inquired about the treatment of the injured.
Khalid Mahmud said the government will provide all kinds of assistance to the victims of the accident.
Vehicular movement on Sylhet-Dhaka highway remained suspended for three hours following the accident.
A long tailback was created after the accident on the highway. However, vehicular movement resumed around 8 am following police intervention.
4 killed as truck rams into auto-rickshaw in Naogaon
Four passenger of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed when a truck rammed into it on Naogaon-Rajshahi highway at Bagchara in Mahadebpur upazila of Naogaon district on Monday.
Three of the deceased were identified as Pappu Sardar, 45, son of Gazi Sardar of Sadar upazila in Naogaon district, Nazmul Haque, 22, son of Abdus Salam, Tanvir Rahman, son of Jabbar Chowdhury of Sirajganj district while the identity of another could not be known immediately.
Mozaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Mahadebpur Police Station, said the accident occurred around 1 pm when the speedy truck hit the CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving four people dead on the spot and another injured.
The CNG-run auto-rickshaw got twisted following the accident.
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Injured Rakibul Hasan, hailing from Sirajganj, was taken to Sadar hospital.
On information, fire service men rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies.
Police seized the truck but could not arrest its driver. However, efforts are on to arrest the driver of the truck, said the OC.