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Mother, daughter killed in Bogura road crash; truck torched
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.
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15 days ago
Road crash leaves 2 HSC examinees dead in Kurigram
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.
18 days ago
Gazipur road crash kills three
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.
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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.
1 month ago
4 of a family killed in Sylhet road crash
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.
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1 month ago
Fatal road crash takes promising young RU teacher's life
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.
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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.
2 months ago
BPATC official’s death in road crash sparks protest in Savar
Students block Dhaka-Aricha highway on Wednesday protesting the death of an official of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) in a road accident in Savar.
Rustam Rabbani, an assistant programmer of BPATC, was killed when a bus of ‘Welcome Paribahan’ knocked him down while he was crossing the road on Dhaka-Aricha highway in front of BPATC gate No 3 on Tuesday.
Azizul Hakim, Estate officer of BPATC, filed a case with Savar Model Police Station on Wednesday.
Teenager hit by bus dies in Sylhet; road blocked in protest
Angered by the death, some 5,000 students of BPATC School and College blocked Dhaka-Aricha highway around 11 am demanding exemplary punishment of the bus driver and compensation for the family of the victim.
Vehicular movement on the highway remained suspended for about an hour due to the protests.
Jewel Mia, Officer-in-Charge of Savar Model Police Station said the situation is normal now as the protesters left the road following assurance of justice.
2 months ago
3 killed in Gazipur road crash
Three people were killed and another one injured when a truck rammed into an auto-rickshaw at Kanchanpur in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur district on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Ayon Roy, son of Gopal Chandra Roy, Sudeb Das, son of Basudeb Das, and Karim Mia, auto-rickshaw driver of Kaliakoir upazila of the district.
Quoting witnesses, police said the accident occurred around 4 pm, when the brick-laden truck hit the auto-rickshaw, leaving one killed on the spot and three others injured, said sub-inspector Zahid Hasan of Kaliakoir Police Station.
Road crash leaves 2 dead in Naogaon
The injured were taken to Tangail Mirzapur Kumudini Hospital where the doctors declared two of them dead.
Another injured victim identified as Ripon Mia was referred to Fazilatunnesa Hospital for better treatment.
Police seized the truck but could not arrest anyone.
2 months ago
SSC student dies in Pabna road crash
A 16-year-old boy was killed in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a CNG-run autorickshaw in Pabna, police said on Wednesday.
The accident occurred around 11:00 pm Tuesday in front of Yakub Filling Station in the town's bypass area.
The deceased was identified as Yasin Arafat, son of Milon Hossain. He was a tenth-grade student at Pabna Ideal Laboratory School and College and was set to sit for the SSC examinations in April.
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According to police and family sources, Yasin was heading towards the terminal on his motorcycle from the Meril Bypass area when the collision occurred. He fell on the road and was critically injured.
Locals rushed him to Pabna General Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Jahirul Islam, Director of Pabna Ideal Laboratory School and College, said, "Yasin was a brilliant student of our school. It is heartbreaking to lose him so soon."
4 dead in gas line explosion at Habiganj
Abdus Salam, officer-in-charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station, said police were sent to the spot after being informed and the body is currently in the hospital.
Legal actions will be taken as necessary, he added.
2 months ago
4 killed in Gazipur road crash
Four people were killed when a rickshaw was sandwiched between a truck and a covered van on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Bhogra Bypass area on Wednesday night.
The deceased were identified as Saleha Akter, 26, Imran hossain Rajon, 38, Md Mamun, 23 and Md Dulal, 42.
Collision among three vehicles leaves 3 dead in B’baria
Dulal Chandra, sub-inspector of Bason Police Station, said the rickshaw got smashed between the truck and the covered van after being hit by the truck, leaving four people injured.
Later, they were taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared them dead.
3 months ago
Moving car ploughs through students on Airport Road, 3 injured
Three students were injured when a private car hit them on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway near Dhaka’s Airport Road on Sunday.
The accident occurred near the third terminal of Shahjalal International Airport, said Mustafizur Rahman, inspector (Investigation) of the Airport Police Station.
The identities of the injured students have not yet been confirmed.
One dead, 15 injured in Dinajpur bus accident
Local residents rushed them to a nearby hospital.
Upon receiving the information, police seized the private car and arrested the driver.
The footage of the incident went viral on social media, showing a white private car ploughing through a group of students in front of the third terminal.
5 months ago