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Leaders and activists of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh blocked Chattogram–Khagrachhari and Chattogram–Rangamati highways on Wednesday demanding justice over the death of a leader in a road accident, halting traffic on the two highways. Police said executive committee member of the party Maulana Sohel Chowdhury sustained serious injuries when a bus but hit his motorbike near Nabin Sen Government Primary School in Raozan Upazila on Tuesday. He was rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 9 pm. Hefazat activists alleged that the incident was a premeditated killing and began blocking the two highways from Wednesday morning. The roadblocks have caused severe traffic disruptions, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, said locals. Hefazat activists block highways in Ctg after leader’s death in road crash Although Sohel Chowdhury was originally from Sandwip Upazila he had been residing with his family in the Medical Gate area of Raozan for several years. He had also served as the principal of Kochukhain Ahmadiya Al-Islamia Al-Hikma Madrasha. A media release from the district police said traffic on the Hatjazari, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Manikchhari, and Ramgarh highways has been suspended due to the protests. Chattogram Additional Police Superintendent (Hathazari Circle) Kazi Md. Tareq Aziz said they are in talks with them to resolve the situation. Police teams are present on-site to maintain law and order and ensure public safety, he added.  

Three people including a police officer were killed in a road accident on Jashore-Bagharpara highway in Bhangura Bazar area of Bagharpara Upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Sub-Inspector (SI) Nikkan Adhya of Lahuria Investigation Center under Lohagara Police Station in Narail, Akhtar Hossain, son of Ahmad Ali of Basundia area in Jashore Sadar,  and Abu Jafar, son of Abdul Majid of Vekutia area in Jashore town and former joint general secretary of the central committee of BNP’s volunteer wing Swechhasebok Dal. Tularampur Highway Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sheikh Sekandar Ali said when a bus crashed into a stationary truck loaded with bamboo around 10:45 pm on Sunday some of the bamboos pierced into the bus, leaving Akhtar Hossain dead on the spot. 2 killed in M’singh road crash Locals rescued Abu Jafar and police officer Nikkan Adhya and took them to Jashore General Hospital in critical condition. Abu Jafar was declared dead on arrival while Nikkan Adhya was referred to Dhaka for advanced treatment. But his condition deteriorated en route and he was taken to Narail Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him dead. OC Sekandar Ali said proper legal action will be taken.

A man was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in the capital’s Kadamtali area early Saturday. The identity of the deceased could not be known yet. Sub-Inspector Saiful Islam of Kadamtali Police Station said the accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday near Dhaka Match factory at Shyampur. Nearly 700 killed in road accidents across Bangladesh in June Police recovered an injured man and took him to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared him dead. The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy, he said.

Three college students were killed after a speeding bus hit them in front of Abalpur petrol pump on the Magura-Jhenaidah highway. The accident occurred around 5 pm on Saturday (June 1) near a place called Haor, according to Ayub Ali, officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station. The deceased were identified as Robin, 23, son of Lal Mia of Hajipur village; Joy, 24, son of Pratas of Borichara village; and Sajim, 23, son of Bakul Mia of Kashiadanga village. Separate road accidents claim 3 lives in Magura All three were Class XI students of Magura Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy College and residents of the same union. Police said the victims died on the spot.  The bodies were sent to hospital morgue for autopsy, and a case was filed with Magura Police Station.

Three people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured when a microbus rammed into a stationary truck on the Meherpur-Kushtia road in Gangni upazila early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Jamal Uddin, 55, son of Mozammel Haque from Paschim Malshadaha village in Gangni upazila; Shahinuzzaman, 28, son of Golam Kibaria from Garadob village under Gangni municipality; and his paternal aunt Akhtar Banu, 45, wife of Nazrul Islam from Meherpur Sadar upazila. The injured are Golapi Khatun, Fozila Khatun, and Alfatoon Nesha. Sylhet records 30 deaths in 29 road accidents in April: Report According to police, the Kushtia-bound microbus carrying seven passengers, hit a parked truck from behind near Shukurkandi village around midnight, leaving all of them critically injured. Akhtar Banu died on the way to Kushtia Medical College Hospital, while driver Jamal Uddin and passenger Shahinuzzaman succumbed to their injuries early Tuesday while undergoing treatment. Officer-in-charge of Gangni Police Station Bani Israil said the victims were heading to Kushtia Medical College to visit a patient under treatment there. Separate road accidents claim 3 lives in Magura The injured are currently receiving treatment at the hospital, and the bodies of the deceased have been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.

A woman and her minor daughter were killed when a truck hit a van in Beragram of Dupchanchia upazila of Bogura district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Roksana Parveen, wife of Abu Bakar Siddique of Satuapara village in Kahalu upazila and her daughter Rahia Khatun, 3. The accident occurred in the afternoon, when the truck hit a van carrying Roksana and her daughter Rahia, leaving Rahia dead on the spot and Roksana injured, said Faridul Islam, officer-in-charge of Dupchanchia Police Station. Couple killed in Bogura road crash Local people took Roksana to a local hospital where the doctors declared her dead. Roksana along with her daughter met the tragic accident while returning to her home from Jolongi village. Angered by the accident, local people set the truck on fire following the accident. Teenager strangled to death in Bogura    

Two examinees of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) were killed in a road crash at Nirashir Patar in Takabpur union of Kurigram’s Ulipur upazila on Sunday afternoon, police said. The deceased were identified as Sourav Ali, 19, son of Abu Bakkar Siddique from Minabazar Dhekiaram in Pandul union, and Plabon Mia, 18, son of Bakiyat Ali. Both were students of Kurigram Collectorate School and College. According to the police, Sourav and Plabon were returning from Thanahat Bazar in neighbouring Chilmari upazila riding a motorcycle when a tractor ran them over from behind in the Battala area of Nirashir Patar. Two killed in Rajshahi road accident Sourav died on the spot, while Plabon was critically injured and taken to Ulipur Hospital, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival. Zillur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ulipur Police Station, said that the bodies were recovered and legal proceedings are underway.

A pickup-van carrying vegetables plunged into a roadside canal after losing control in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur, leaving three people dead. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kaliganj police station Md Alauddin said the accident occurred in Haridebpur area around 6am on Wednesday when the speeding vehicle overturned and plunged into the water body on its way to Gazipur city from a village with vegetables. Read: 2 motorcyclists die as train hits them in Gazipur He said the victims could not emerge from the vehicle in the water as its windows were closed, leaving them dead. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet, the OC said.

Four members of a family, including a child, were killed and three others injured when a truck rammed into a private car on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Unishmile in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet district on Sunday. Four of the deceased were identified as Sohel, 40, driver of the private car, Shamima, 40, Ety Begum, 35, and Ayan, 7, of Narayanganj district. Two die in Naogaon road accident “The accident occurred around 7:30 am when the Sylhet-bound truck hit the private car carrying seven people, leaving two people killed on the spot and five others injured,” said officer-in-charge of Osmaninagar Police Station Monayem Mia. Two of the injured died on the way to Osmani Medical College and Hospital. All of them met the tragic accident while heading towards Sylhet Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) shrine from Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila in their private car. Police said the accident might have occurred due to poor visibility caused by the dense fog. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent them to the local hospital morgue. Man killed in Chandpur road crash

A Rajshahi University (RU) teacher, who was injured in a road accident, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a Rajshahi hospital early Tuesday. The deceased Purangit Mahalder was an associate professor of the Bangla department of the university. The university’s Pro Vice Chancellor (admin) Prof Mohammad Moin Uddin said Mahalder sustained severe injuries in his head after falling off his motorbike, when he was on his way home from his daughters’ school at Baro Raster Intersection for transportation on Monday noon. Later, he was rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Medical Hospital and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, he said, adding Mahalder breathed his last around 2am while undergoing treatment. The university administration expressed deep sympathy to the bereaved family, he said. Read: 6 killed in separate road accidents in Naogaon, Gazipur, Munshiganj Prof Md Akhtar Hossain Majumdar, administrator at the RU Public Relations Office, said the teacher’s body was kept in front of Shahidullah Arts Building for paying tributes on Tuesday morning. The university’s Bangla Department Alumni Association also expressed shock at the sad demise.