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2 killed in Habiganj road crash
Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Golchattar in Shayestaganj upazila on Tuesday.
Three killed in Chandpur road crash
Three people were killed and three others injured as a bus collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Kakoirtola area of Chandpur-Cumilla highway in Shahrasti upazila on Wednesday.
4 day labourers killed in Bogura road crash
Four day labourers were killed and two others injured as a pickup van ran over them in Matidhali area of the district town on Saturday morning.
Cox’s Bazar road crash leaves 6 dead
Six people were killed and four others injured following head- on collision between a covered van and human hauler in Burir Dokan area of Chakaria upazila on Wednesday evening.
Road crash fatalities jumped 57pc in June: Jatri Kalyan Samity
The number of road accidents in the country rose by 56 percent and fatalities by 57 percent in June compared to May, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare organisation.
During this time, 368 people were killed and 518 others injured in 358 road, railway and waterway accidents. Fifteen people were killed in 20 accidents on the railways and 45 died in 17 accidents on the waterways, the Samity said in a report on Sunday.
Road crash leaves one dead in city
A man was killed in a road accident near Banani Setu Bhaban in the capital on Saturday.
Couple killed in Cumilla road crash
An couple was killed and four people were injured in a road crash on Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Kalikapur area in Debidwar upazila on Friday night.
Three of a family killed in Cumilla road crash
Three members of a family were killed as a private cur overturned on Daudkandi-Chandpur Matlab road in Cumilla on Tuesday morning.
The deceased were identified as Sirajul Islam, 80, his wife Jahanara Begum, 70, and their twelve-year-old grandson Abu Bakar Siddique.
Barkar’s father, who was driving the car, escaped unhurt.
Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Daudkandi Police Station, said the private car overturned and fell into a roadside ditch at around 5am, leaving the trio dead on the spot.
Police recovered the bodies, he added.
Family sources said that the victims were going to Faridganj upazila in Chandpur from Dhaka.
Bicyclist killed in Banani road crash
A young bicyclist was killed after being hit by a speeding truck in Banani area of the capital on Sunday night.
2 truck drivers killed in Laxmipur road crash
Two truck drivers were killed and three people injured following a head- on collision between two mini trucks on Raipur-Chandpur regional road in Chowdhury Pul area of Raipur upazila early Saturday.
The deceased could not be identified yet.
Tota Miah, officer-in-charge of Raipur Police Station, said the accident took place in the area following the collision between two vehicles, leaving the duo dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the bodies.