Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the deaths and injuries from an accident that happened after a girder of the under construction Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project crashed on a private car at Uttara.

At least five people including two children were dead and another two were injured in the accident, police said.

The prime minister prayed for the  salvation of the departed souls and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family.

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