Three people were killed when a bus rammed into a motorbike in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram district on Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Rubel Barua, 40, a local activist of BNP and son of Shyabhoranjan Barua, Nippu Barua, 43, son of Meghal Barua and Sani Barua, 37, son of Suresh Barua of Mayani Barua Para in Mirsarai upazila. 3 motorbike riders killed in Gopalganj road crash Quoting local people, Atik Majum, officer-in-charge of Mirsarai Police Station, said the accident occurred at around 4 am on Sufia road when the speeding bus hit the motorbike carrying three people. The victims were returning home after having breakfast at a hotel. The three died on the spot. Child killed, 100 houses gutted in a Rohingya camp fire Police later recovered the bodies.

A 30-year-old man was killed in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area early Thursday after being hit by a covered van following an altercation with its driver. The deceased, Sujan Sarkar, worked as a helper for a Green Line Paribahan bus and was the son of Gopal Chandra Sarkar. The incident began late Wednesday night when a Green Line Paribahan bus traveling from Khagrachhari to Dhaka became stuck in traffic at Matuail. According to Sub-Inspector Emran Hossain of Jatrabari Police Station, the bus’s side mirror was smashed by a covered van, sparking a heated argument between Sujan and the van driver. During the altercation, the van driver attempted to flee the scene but hit Sujan in the process, leaving him critically injured. Sujan was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead around 3:10 am. Man killed as car hits him in Dhaka's Uttara Police are actively searching for the driver of the covered van, who fled after the incident.                

A 35-year-old man died, another sustained injuries when their motorcycle lost control and hit a tree in Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Naeem Hossain, son of Rafiqul Islam and a resident of Bhalaipur village in the upazila. Naeem’s cousin, Salim, was critically injured in the accident. Dr Farzana Nazneen Shammi of Moheshpur Upazila Health Complex said, "Salim's condition is critical, and he has been referred to Jashore General Hospital for advanced treatment." Witnesses said Naeem and Salim were travelling to Moheshpur from Bhalaipur on a motorcycle. As they attempted to overtake another vehicle near the Moheshpur Upazila Health Complex, they lost control, and the motorcycle crashed into a roadside tree. Locals immediately rescued the injured duo and rushed them to Moheshpur Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared Naeem dead.

Two female workers of a garment factory died and three others injured after a truck collided with a battery-run autorickshaw in Habiganj on Saturday. The accident happened around 8:00 am at the Dargah Gate area of the highway, said Mahmudul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shaistaganj Highway Police. 2 college students die in Meherpur road accident The identities of the deceased are yet to be confirmed, he said. One female worker died on the spot. After the injured were rescued and taken to the hospital, another worker died. Motorcyclist killed in road accident in Sirajganj The deceased worked at the Pioneer Denim Factory of Badsha Group. Meanwhile, following the accident, the agitated factory workers blocked the road. Later, police went to the scene and calmed the situation.

A 17-year-old boy died, another injured in a road accident in Meherpur's Gangni upazila on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Shipon Ali of Chitla village of the upazila, and his cousin Khokon, 23, said Officer-in-Charge Bani Israel of Gangni Police Station. Shipon and Khokon were travelling from Gangni to Bamandir on a motorcycle near Olinagar. They lost control while trying to overtake a truck and  Shipon was crushed under the truck's wheels on the Meherpur-Kushtia road around 6:30pm, said the OC. 2 college students die in Meherpur road accident Khokon was rescued by locals. Legal action will be taken following complaints from the victims' families, said the OC.

Meherpur, Jan 08 (UNB) – Two college students died in a road accident on the Meherpur-Kushtia regional highway in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Wednesday. The accident happened when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a Rafraf Paribahan bus around 3:30 pm, said Gangni Police Station Officer-in-Charge Bani Israel. 6 killed in separate road accidents in Naogaon, Gazipur, Munshiganj The deceased were identified as Siam Hossain (18), son of Alek Hossain, a Saudi expatriate from Pirtala village and Abdullahel Baki (18), son of Sohrab Hossain alias Sentu, also a Saudi expatriate from the same village. Both were students of class XI at Kushtia Islamia College. Siam died on the spot and Baki was rushed to Kushtia General Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, the OC said. Man killed in road accident in capital’s Bijoy Sharani Locals seized the bus and handed it over to the police. The deceased’s body will be taken to the 250-bed General Hospital in Meherpur, the OC added.

Four people, including two helpers of bus drivers and a supervisor, were killed and scores  injured in two separate road accidents on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj, said highway police on Friday. One accident occurred on Thursday night, while the second one early Friday. Two of the deceased were identified as bus driver’s helper Md Jiban Sheikh, 24, son of late Nurul Islam of Kalligaon village under Sreenagar upazila and passenger Rayhan, 36, of Debipura village under Sirajdikhan upazila of the district. The identities of the rest of the casualties could not be known immediately. Abdul Quader Jilani, officer-in-charge of Hasara highway police station, said a Sreenagar-bound speeding bus of Abdullah Paribahan crashed into a parked covered van from behind on the expressway in Nimtala area under Sirajdikhan upazila around 11:30pm. Five of a family perish as speeding bus crashes into their car on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway The accident left 18 people, including Jiban and Rayhan, injured critically, he said. They were rushed to nearby Sreenagar Upazila Health Complex, where physicians declared the two dead upon arrival, said Dr Camelia Sarker, a physician of the hospital. One of the injured was shifted to Dhaka for advance treatment and the rest were released after giving first aid, she said. Separately around 5am, another Dhaka-bound bus rammed into an unidentified stationary vehicle from behind on the expressway in Hasara area, leaving seven injured. Of them, the helper and supervisor of the bus succumbed to their injuries on the way to Sreenagar Upazila Health Complex, OC Jilani said. On December 27, six people were killed and four others injured  in a road accident on the expressway at Dhaleshwari Toll Plaza on the expressway.

Three people were killed and another was injured in a road accident in Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi on Wednesday evening. The deceased were identified as Kawsar, 19, son of Azim Uddin from Bankura village in Naogaon’s Manda upazila; Kawsar Rahman, 18, son of Sikender Ali from Chakbalu village; and Palash, son of Asab Ali, also from Chakbalu village. The accident occurred on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway in the Kalitala area of Kesharhat municipality. Critically injured Santu, 30, is undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Nitai Chandra, Station Officer at Mohanpur Fire Service Office, said the four men on two motorcycles  were heading home around 6:15 pm when they were hit from behind by a car in the Kalitala area. SSC student dies in Pabna road crash The car fled the scene, leaving three of them dead on the spot and Santu injured. Mohanpur Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Hridoy Kumar Poddar said that the bodies had been recovered. The bodies will be handed over to their families after due procedures, he added.

Five people, including two women, were killed and another woman was injured in a road accident between a bus and a CNG run-autorickshaw on Sherpur-Mymensingh highway in Sherpur Sadar upazila on Sunday morning, said police. One of the deceased was identified as CNG driver Lokman Akmal, 45, a resident of Kamari area of Sherpur Sadar upazila. Sherpur Sadar police station’s officer-in-charge Jobaidul Alam said the Dhaka-bound bus of Rifat Paribahan from Kurigram’s Rowmari upazila collided with the autorickshaw from the opposite direction in Safmari area under Bhatshala union around 11:30am, leaving the five dead on the spot and another critically injured. Read: 3 killed in road accidents in Chandpur and Jashore The injured was first taken to a private hospital in the upazila and later shifted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital as her condition worsened, the OC said. The vehicular movement on the highway remained suspended for around one hour due to the accident, he said, adding that normalcy returned after the accident-hit vehicles were removed from the road. Read more: Five killed in Kishoreganj road accident The bus driver managed to flee the scene but locals seized the vehicle, the police officer added.

Multiple-vehicle collisions, caused by dense fog, on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, on Sunday morning left one person dead and 11 injured. Police said the accidents occurred around 7:00 am at three separate locations in Srinagar, Munshiganj. Ferry services resume on Aricha, Paturia routes after 3 hours They said one bus collided with another bus from behind in Chalitpara area of Srinagar. Just 100 metres away, a private car crashed into the back of another bus.