At least five people died and six others injured when a Saudia Paribahan bus and a minibus collided head-on in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram on Monday morning. The accident occurred around 7:25 am near Jangalia Mazar Gate in the upazila, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD). Mother, son die in Kushtia road accident A rescue unit from Lohagara Fire Station rushed to the scene and carried out the rescue operation, said Talha Bin Zashim, station officer of the FSCD headquarters media cell. The identities of the victims could not be confirmed immediately. Saudi expatriate's dreams go crashing in fatal Meherpur road accident

Two people, including a poultry farmer, were killed in a collision between a pickup van and an unidentified vehicle on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur Sadar upazila early Friday, said police. The deceased were poultry farmer Ziarul Islam, 40, and his assistant Raju Mia, 35. Details about them could not be known. Salna Highway police station’s Sub-Inspector Habibur Rahman said the duo went to Dhaka to deliver chicken by the pickup van driven by Ziaurl early Friday. An unidentified vehicle crashed into the pickup van from the opposite direction on its way to Gazipur in Hotapara area in the early morning, he said. 2 killed, 21 injured in Bogura road accident The accident left the two dead on the spot, the police official said, adding that the bodies were sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for autopsy. Legal action in this regard was underway, he added.

Two people died and two others injured in a head-on collision between a private car and a battery-run passenger van in Khalai upazila of Joypurhat on Wednesday. The accident happened on the Joypurhat-Bogura highway in the Basher Bridge area of the upazila in the afternoon, said Officer-in-Charge Zahid Hossain of Kalai Police Station. The deceased were identified as van passengers Mofazzal Hossain Mondal (39) and Idris Ali (61). Both were residents of Bhugoil village of the upazila, he said. The injured were identified as the van driver Nurul Islam Akand and passenger Ashraf Ali from Burail village. After the incident, an angry mob detained the private car owner, but the driver fled the scene, the police official said. Passengers suffer in Naogaon as motor workers suspend bus services According to eyewitnesses and police, the van carrying four to five passengers was heading towards Punot Bazar around 3pm when it collided head-on with a speeding private car in the Basher Bridge area. Locals rescued the injured and rushed them to the Kalai Upazila Health Complex, where doctors referred them to Bogura’s Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital due to their critical condition. The bodies of the deceased were handed over to their families, as they did not want to file any complaint, and the car owner was also released, added the police official.

Two men were killed in a head-on collision between motorcycle and truck in Rajshahi. The accident occurred around 3:30 pm on Saturday on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj road in the Muraripur area under Damkura Police Station. Construction worker dies after falling from building in Dhaka’s Airport area The deceased were identified as Shamim Osman (28), son of Manik Ali, and Saddam Ali (30), son of Sentu Ali—both from Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj. According to police and eyewitnesses, the motorcycle collided with a Rajshahi-bound truck coming from the opposite direction, killing both riders on the spot. Upon receiving the news, police arrived at the scene, recovered the bodies, and seized the truck, which was carrying stones. Construction worker dies after falling from Kamalapur metro rail station Robiul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Damkura Police Station, said, “The bodies have been recovered. The truck driver fled the scene, but the truck has been seized. Legal proceedings are underway.

At least 25 students of Islamic University (IU), Kushtia were injured as a bus carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch in the district on Tuesday. The identities of the injured could not be known yet.    According to sources at the university, the students boarding the hired bus were heading towards the campus in the morning. The bus fell into the roadside ditch as the driver lost control while it was overtaking another bus on Kushtia-Jhenaidah Highway of Bittipara area under university police station around 10am. One killed in road accident in Faridpur The injured were taken to Kushtia General Hospital. IU proctor Prof M Shahinuzzaman said that they rushed to the spot minutes after receiving the information of the accident.

A 45-year-old man died in a collision between two trucks on the Jashore-Khulna highway in Abhaynagar upazila on Thursday. The deceased, identified as Alamgir Hossain helper of one of the trucks. He hailed from Naogaon district, said Nawapara Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mahabur Rahman. According to eyewitnesses, a truck was parked in front of the Nawapara Fire Service on the highway when, around 7am, a hay-laden truck travelling from Naogaon to Khulna lost control and rammed into it from behind. Wife stabbed to death in Sirajganj, husband arrested Alamgir Hossain sustained injuries in the crash. Fire service personnel rescued him and rushed him to Abhaynagar Upazila Health Complex. As his condition deteriorated, he was transferred to Khulna 250-bed hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Drowsy driving may have caused the accident, said police.

Masuma Akter, a journalist of Ekhon TV in Rajshahi, has passed away after suffering injuries in a road accident in Cumilla. She breathed her last at 4:15 am on Tuesday after being on life support for four days. Rakibul Hasan Rajib, senior reporter at Ekhon TV’s Rajshahi bureau, said Masuma was traveling to her in-laws' house in Cumilla with her husband last Friday when the accident occurred. After getting off a bus in Cumilla, they were negotiating fares with CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers and at that moment, a speeding bus hit them, leaving both severely injured on the road.  Locals rushed them to a nearby hospital. Masuma suffered a severe head injury and was taken to the ICU at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Later, she was transferred to Pro-Active Medical Care in Dhaka, where she was placed on life support.  Young actor Shahbaz Sunny dies Masuma graduated with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from North Bengal International University, Rajshahi, and began her journalism career in 2014.  She joined Ekhon TV’s Rajshahi bureau on December 26, 2023. Masuma was the only daughter of her parents and grew up in Gurudaspur, Natore.

Two people have died and five others injured in a road accident in Paba upazila of Rajshahi. The accident happened around in the Notun Kasba area of the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway when a Dhaka-bound Desh Travels bus ran over a battery-powered auto-rickshaw and fled the scene around 6:00 pm on Monday, Damkura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Rabiul Islam. Tragedy on the Road: Three friends die in Feni accident The deceased were identified as Md. Ibrahim (27), son of Takibul Islam from Faradpur village in Godagari upazila, and Md. Maruf (25), son of Rahim Munshi from Matikata village of the same upazila. Locals rescued the injured and took them to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where doctors declared the two dead. Three friends killed in road accident in Bogura The bus, coming from Chapainawabganj, hit the auto-rickshaw and drove away. Seven passengers sustained severe injuries, and two were later declared dead at the hospital," the OC said.

Two people, including a woman, died and two others injured after a stone-laden dump truck collided with a CNG-run autorickshaw in Kushtia’s Mirpur upazila. The accident happened at a place called Ranakharia Ghoramara on the Kushtia-Ishurdi highway around 8:30 am on Friday, said Kushtia Chowrhash Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Syed Al Mamun. 5 die as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Jamalpur One of the deceased were identified as Tania Akhter (30), a passenger in the autorickshaw. The identity of the autorickshaw driver is still unknown. The injured passengers, who were also travelling in the autorickshaw, were rushed to the Kushtia General Hospital for treatment. According to police and eyewitnesses, the autorickshaw was heading from Kushtia towards Bheramara upazila when the collision occurred. The dump truck, coming from the opposite direction, lost control after its tire burst, crashing into the autorickshaw. The impact caused the vehicle to crumple, resulting in the immediate deaths of the driver and one passenger. Two other passengers were critically injured and taken to the hospital by locals who witnessed the accident. 140 people die in fire incidents in 2024: FSCD The bodies have been recovered and sent to the hospital morgue. The driver and helper of the truck fled, leaving the truck behind. The dump truck is in police custody, the OC added.

A truck driver died, and three others were injured in a collision between a truck and a covered van in Dhaka’s Demra area on Friday. The deceased was identified as Hridoy, 30, The injured include Sharfin, 60, the truck's helper, and Nazmul, 45, the driver of the covered van, along with his helper, Babu, 23, said Demra Police Station Sub-Inspector Shital Kumar. 2 die in separate Natore road accidents The accident happened around 7:30 am in front of Dr Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College on Demra-Jatrabari Road. The truck had stopped after running out of fuel. Driver Hridoy and his helper Sharfin were signalling to other vehicles while waiting behind the truck. Amid dense fog, the covered van rammed into the stationary truck from behind, killing Hridoy on the spot, added the SI. Fire Service personnel, with the help of locals, rescued the injured and rushed them to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment. Hridoy's body has been sent to Mitford Hospital for an autopsy. 2 friends dead in motorcycle accident on Dhaka-Chattogram highway Police have seized the covered van, and further legal action is underway.