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A former member of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was killed in a road accident on the Narail-Jashore highway on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Md Bulbul Akhter, 64, son of the late Abdus Samad of Kurigram, residing in the municipal area. The accident occurred at around 5:30pm near the new bus terminal on the Narail-Jashore highway. Family sources said Bulbul Akhter was riding a motorcycle from his home to the main road when a passenger bus coming from Jashore ran over him, leaving him seriously injured. Locals rescued him and took him to Narail District Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him dead upon arrival. Md Oli Mia, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Narail Sadar Police Station, said police were sent to the scene and the hospital after receiving information about the accident. Further legal action is underway following discussions with the family of the deceased.

A 14-year-old boy was killed and his father was injured when a truck knocked them down on Feni-Noakhali regional highway in Dagonbhuiya upazila of Feni district early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Nur Mohammad, son of Nur Alam of Lakshmipur district. The accident occurred around 5 am when a truck ran over them while they were going to a local mosque for offering fajr prayer, leaving Nur Mohammad dead on the spot and his father injured, said Asadul Islam, officer-in-charge of Mohipal Highway Police Station. The injured were taken to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital. On information, police recovered the body and seized the truck.

Two people including an army personnel were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on Sherpur-Mymensingh highway in Phulpur upazila of Mymensingh district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rezaul Karim, 35, a truck driver of Bangladesh Army and Abdul Baset, 50, a bus driver. Rashedul Hasan, officer-in-charge of Phulpur Police Station, said the accident occurred at Balia intersection when a Sherpur-bound bus collided head-on with a truck of Bangladesh Army, leaving 17 people injured. Among the injured the driver of both the vehicles died on the way to a local hospital. Youth shot in Khulna gun attack

Five Bangladeshi nationals including four members of a family have been killed in a road crash in Saudi Arabia. The deceased were identified as Mizanur Rahman, 42, his wife Meher Afroz Sumi, 30, their two-daughters—Mohna, 13 and Subah of Ramganj upazila and Hossain Mohammad Jilani alias Babo, 30 of Balakot area in the upazila. Another daughter of Mizanur identified as Faiza Akter, 11 in  undergoing treatment at a hospital in Saudi Arabia, said their family. Eight shops gutted in fire in Laxmipur Firoz Uddin Chowdhury, Officer-in-Charge of Ramganj Police Station, said the accident occurred around local time 3 am (Bangladesh time 11 pm) in Abha area of Saudi Arabia. Baharul Alam, elder brother of Mizanur, said Mizanur had long been involved in hotel business in Saudi Arabia. On February 3, Mizanur along with his wife and three daughters went to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. They met the  tragic accident while returning home after performing Umrah.  

Two people including an assistant presiding officer, were killed and five others injured when a mini-truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sherpur-Jamalpur road at Shimultoli in Sadar upazila of Sherpur district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Md Rokonuzzaman, 31, assistant presiding officer of Sherpur Government Girls’ High School and son of Tara Mia and Mahfuza Begum, 19, wife of Nirob Mia of Jamalpur district. Read More: Sherpur-3 Jamaat MP candidate Nuruzzaman Badal passes away  The accident occurred around 9 am at Jamalpur Bridge area when the mini-truck crashed into the CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving Rokonuzzaman killed on the spot and six others injured, said Sohel Rana, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station. Among the injured, Mahfuza died on way to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital while the others were admitted to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital and Sherpur Upazila Health Complex.

A man was killed after being hit by a pickup van in Hatirjheel area of the capital early Monday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Hanif Khan, 45, son of Rafiqul Khan of Babuganj upazila in Barishal. He had been living in a rented house in Hatirjheel area. A pedestrian, Kamruzzaman, said the pickup van hit Hanif while he was crossing the road in front of Hatirjheel Gate No. 2 and fled the scene immediately. Hanif was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition around 12:45 am where doctors declared him dead. Road crash leaves two dead in Cumilla Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the police camp at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said the body has been kept at the hospital morgue. Hatirjheel Police Station has been informed about the accident, he added.    

Two people, including a child, were killed when a bus hit them while they were crossing the road on the Eliotganj–Muradnagar highway in Chandina upazila of Cumilla district on Saturday morning. The deceased could not be identified immediately, though locals assumed them to be a mother and her son. Locals said the woman and the five-year-old child had just got down from a local bus when a bus named ‘Nilachol’ lost control and hit them, killing the woman on the spot and leaving the child critically injured. The bus then hit a mini covered van, twisting it. Read More: Motorcycle rider killed in truck accident in Sylhet Locals rushed the injured child to a local hospital and later transferred him to Gauripur Health Complex in Daudkandi, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead. Ruhul Amin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Eliotganj Highway Police Station, said police seized the bus and recovered the mini covered van. “Efforts are underway to identify the two bodies,” he said. Legal action is being taken in this regard, the OC added.

One person was killed in a head-on collision between an engine-driven human hauler and a battery-operated auto-rickshaw in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi on Friday. The accident occurred around 12:00 pm on the Puthia-Taherpur regional road in front of Dhopapara Mohanpur Madrasa. The deceased was identified as Robiul Islam, 28, son of Abdur Rahman. He was an auto-rickshaw driver from Ramkrishnapur Digha village of Naldanga upazila in Natore district. According to local sources, Robiul Islam was traveling from Puthia to Taherpur when his auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a cattle-loaded human hauler coming from the opposite direction. The rickshaw was badly damaged, and Robiul suffered severe head injuries. He was rescued in critical condition and admitted to Puthia Upazila Health Complex, where he died during treatment. Police have seized the human hauler, but the driver escaped. University student, 2 others killed in Rajshahi road crash Faridul Islam, officer-in-charge of Puthia Police Station, confirmed the incident and said no written complaint has been filed yet. “Since no complaint was filed, the body was handed over to the family”, he added.

A woman  and her daughter were killed as a truck hit a motorbike  carrying them near Nazipur municipal bus stand area in Patnitala upazila of Naogaon on Monday evening. The deceased were identified as Khadija Akter, 28, wife of Kawsar Rahman of Usthii village and their daughter Fatema Jannat, 9. Witnesses said  when Kawsar Rahman was returning home from Nazipur market with his wife and daughter on the motorbike he lost control while trying to give way to a battery-run auto-rickshaw. The motorbike fell on the road and a timber-laden truck coming from Sapahar ran over Khadija and Jannat, leaving both dead on the spot. Angry locals vandalized he truck and beat up the driver. Patnitala Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Md Abu Taleb said police recovered the bodies from the spot. Mother throws toddler into river in Naogaon, rescued with police help As the family raised no complaint, the bodies were handed over after legal process without post-mortem. “The truck has been seized and the driver has been taken into police custody. A case has been filed in this connection,” he added.

At least three people were killed and 15 others injured after a bus hit the back of a truck parked in the Baroiarhat Dhunghat area of Mirsarai on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway early Friday. One of the deceased was identified as Nafiz Ahmed Ayan, a merchant officer of the Navy, who was returning home to Mirsarai on a ten-day leave. Two arrested over robbery at knifepoint on Haor Express train According to injured passengers, the truck, carrying wood, was parked at the northern check post when the Dhaka-bound double-decker bus of St. Martin Pribahan hit its rear, killing three people on the spot and injuring at least 15 others. Mohammad Zakaria, officer-in-charge of Mirsarai Zorarganj Highway Police Station, said the police recovered the three bodies and sent them to Chittagong Medical College Hospital. Cyclist killed after being hit by motorcycle in Chandpur “We have been on duty all night and are trying to identify the bodies as soon as possible. Both vehicles involved in the accident have been removed,” he said. Zakaria added that the accident might have been occurred due to dense fog.