Four passenger of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed when a truck rammed into it on Naogaon-Rajshahi highway at Bagchara in Mahadebpur upazila of Naogaon district on Monday. Three of the deceased were identified as Pappu Sardar, 45, son of Gazi Sardar of Sadar upazila in Naogaon district, Nazmul Haque, 22, son of Abdus Salam, Tanvir Rahman, son of Jabbar Chowdhury of Sirajganj district while the identity of another could not be known immediately. Mozaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Mahadebpur Police Station, said the accident occurred around 1 pm when the speedy truck hit the CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving four people dead on the spot and another injured. The CNG-run auto-rickshaw got twisted following the accident. Also read: 2 killed in separate city accidents Injured Rakibul Hasan, hailing from Sirajganj, was taken to Sadar hospital. On information, fire service men rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies. Police seized the truck but could not arrest its driver. However, efforts are on to arrest the driver of the truck, said the OC.  

At least five people were killed in road accidents in Gopalganj, Habiganj and Rajbari districts on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. In Gopalganj, two people were killed when their motorcycle crashed into a roadside tree on Dhaka-Khulnahighway in Sadar upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Maruf, 32, of Chaltabunia village of Morrelganj upazila of Bagerhat and his brother-in-law Bayjid Talukdar,18, son of Alam Talukdar of the same upazila. Khan Shariful Islam, inspector of Bhatiapara Highway Police Station, said Maruf and Bayjid were going home from Dhaka on a motorcycle. Read: Biker, pillion rider dead in Kushtia road accident Due to the dense fog, their motorbike hit the tree around 6:30am, leaving them dead on the spot. Police recovered bodies and sent them to Gopalganj Sadar Hospital morgue, added the inspector. In Rajbari, an Ansar member was killed after being hit by a speeding truck in Rajbari's Goalanda upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam alias Sunny,25, son of Haider Sheikh of Pirojpur municipality. He was an Ansar member of Pirojpur Sadar Upazila. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Goalanda Mor Ahosthanadipur Highway Police StationTariqul Islam said when Sunny reached rail gate area around 10:00 pm the Dhaka-bound speeding truck hit him, leaving him seriously injured. Read: Tourist dies in Cox’s Bazar Locals rescued him and took him to Goalanda Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead on arrival. On information, police recovered the body and handed it over to his family, added the OC. The driver managed to escape with the truck after the accident. In another accident in Habiganj, two cousins were killed as their motorcycle collided with a covered van in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Sohag Mia,17, son of Aptah Hossain of Madhya Bejura village, and his cousin Shuvo Miah,18, son of Imam Hossain. Their motorcycle collided with a Dhaka-bound covered van coming from the opposite side, leaving the duo severely injured, said Mainul Islam Bhuiya, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shaistaganj Highway Police Station. They were announced dead when they were taken to upazila health complex, he said. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Habiganj Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, added the OC.  

At least four people were killed and seven hurt in Sylhet's Madhabpur upazila Monday as a Dhaka-bound truck collided with a Sylhet-bound bus and microbus, police said. The accident occurred at 1:40pm on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway, leaving one dead on the spot and ten others injured. Dilnahar, 55, Helena, 22, and Murad Miah, 22, were identified as the deceased. The identity of another deceased could not be immediately determined. Read: Writ petition seeks compensation for baby born on road after accident The injured are Mohiuddin,35, Imrul,35, Akash,25, Atiqur,35, Anwar,25, Faizul,30, and Kamrul 26. All of them are from the village Fatehpur of Madan upazila, Netrakona. On information, the highway police and fire service rescued the injured and sent them to Habiganj Sadar Modern Hospital, Saleh Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shayestaganj Highway Police Station, said. Read: 13 killed in India bus accident Dilnahar and Helena died on the way to the hospital, and Murad died while undergoing treatment there, the OC added. At least 2,329 people, including 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents across the country in the first half of the current year, according to a new report by the Road Safety Foundation. The road accidents took place on highways, national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and June 30 across the country.  

Three men were killed when a speeding microbus hit their bike on Rooppur IK Road in Pabna district on Wednesday night, police said Thursday. Two of the deceased were identified as Joy, 21, son of Jahurul Islam, and Ibrahim, 22, son of Lalon Mia of Ishwardi upazila. The identity of the other victim, however, is yet to be established. The accident occurred on Rooppur IK Road in the Joynagar Shimultala area of Ishwardi upazila around 9.30pm. Firoz Kabir, additional superintendent of Pabna Police (Ishwardi Circle), said the bus belonged to Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant and it had hit the bike at a high speed. "The impact of the collision was such that two of the bikers died on the spot. Another one succumbed to his injuries on the way to a nearby hospital," he said. Read: Traffic police killed in city road crash Road accidents in Bangladesh Road accidents are common in Bangladesh and have been a major cause of deaths. During the last Eid-ul-Fitr holiday rush, road accidents claimed 323 lives in just 15 days, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Shamiti, a human rights body. Besides, 513 people, including 63 children, were killed and 598 injured in 409 road accidents across the country in March, the Road Safety Foundation said on April 5. According to the NGO, 147 lives were lost in 138 two-wheeler accidents, which is 28.65% of the total deaths. Read: 273 killed on roads during Eid rush; highest in 6 years In a report released in February 2020, the World Bank pointed out that Bangladesh should invest an estimated $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities. The report attributed the high death rate on Bangladesh’s roads to lack of investments in systemic, targeted, and sustained road safety programmes.

At least seven people, including women and children, have been killed in three separate road accidents in Chattogram and Rangamati on Friday. About 22 more people were injured in these accidents. The accidents occurred in EPZ Steel Mills Bazar and Shikalbaha area of Karnafuli police station on Friday. According to police, three people, including a woman and a child, were killed when a bus overturned at Steel Mills Bazar area under EPZ police station around 12 pm. Two of the deceased were Nur Begum, 43, and her niece, 11, who were killed on spot. Another died on the way to the hospital after being rescued by the police. Also read: 4 killed in Cumilla road crash Witnesses said a speeding bus hit a rickshaw at Sailo Road and crushed the pedestrians, losing its control while escaping at Friday noon.   EPZ police officer-in-charge Utpal Barua said the mob detained the driver and helper of the bus and handed them over to the police. The bus was also seized. Meanwhile, three people were killed and at least 20 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Shikalbaha Chaumuhoni area of Karnafuli upazila. However, the identities of the injured were not immediately known. Police TI Anwar Azim said two buses collided while overtaking a CNG, injuring several passengers of the two buses. Two of them died. Also read: 3 die in Cumilla road crash All the injured have been sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital. SI Zahirul Islam, in-charge of CMCH police outpost, said at least 22 to 25 people were rushed to the hospital. They are undergoing treatment in different wards. In Rangamati, a ninth-grader schoolgirl was killed in a head-on collision between a motorbike and a Jeep at Bangalhaliya's Shafipur area of Rajasthali-Chandraghona highway on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Opruiching Marma, 18, daughter of Mongbaching Marma of Farua union in Bilachhari upazila. She is a ninth-grader student of Chitmaram High School. Also read: 4 killed in Bhola road accident Two people including a motorcyclist were injured in the accident. Md Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury, Officer-in-charge (OC) of Chandraghona Police Station, said legal action is being taken in this case. Police are searching for the jeep.

Four people were killed in two separate road crashes in Cumilla. Three passengers of a private car were killed and another injured when a bus hit the car on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Comilla's Sadar Dakshin upazila's Suagazi area. The deceased were identified as Fakhrul Alam Dulal, 52, of Hamandi area of Laxmiipur Sadar, Miraj Hossain (18) son Mubarak Hossain of capital’s Khilgaon Taltola and private car driver Belal Hossain (35), son of Abdul Majid of Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur. Also read: 3 die in Cumilla road crash Officer-in-charge of Mainamati Highway Police Station Anisur Rahman said the private car was on its way to Chattogram. It was hit by a Dhaka-bound Shyamoli Paribahan while it was taking a U-turn in front of Hotel Kanan in Suagazi area around 3 am on Thursday. Two passengers died on the spot and the driver died on the way to Dhaka for treatment, he added. The other incident occurred at Dighirpara of Harisardar Bazar in Cumilla's Chauddagram upazila on Friday morning when a three wheeler was hit by a lorry. A school girl killed and three others were injured in it.   The deceased was identified as Lamia Akhter (8), daughter of Khalilur Rahman of Natapara area under Akter upazila and a second grade student at Natapara Government Primary School. Also read: 4 killed in Bhola road accident Bechu Mia, the autorickshaw driver said Lamia was hurt on the head as the lorry hit the autorickshaw. She was rushed to Comilla Medical College from where she was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) as her condition deteriorated. She died on the way to DMCH, Bechu Mia futher said.

Four passengers were killed and three more were injured as two CNG autorickshaws collided with a truck at Rangunia upazila on the Chattogram-Kaptai road. The incident took place around 8pm on Thursday (March 25) in the Kalugotta area of Chandraghona-Kadamtali union in Rangunia. Also read: 7 dead, 10 injured in four different road accidents across the country The deceased were identified as Daisy Dutt (35), Abul Kalam (7), Md. Akbar Hossain (25) and child Adrish Souma. Rangunia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mahabub Milki said the two CNG autorickshaws collided with a  Chattogram-bound truck from Chandraghona area of Rangamati at Balugutta. Four passengers were taken to Chattogram Medical College Hospital in critical condition and the on-duty doctor declared them dead. Also Read: Bangladesh's roads remain perilous; 37,170 killed in 5 years He added that the bodies were kept in the morgue of the hospital and the injured are being treated.

At least eight people, including a woman and a child, were killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents in Madhukhali and Bhanga upazilas of Faridpur district on Sunday.

At least three persons were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Bogura-Nagarbari Highway in the Hailaghati area of Shahjadpur upazila early on Friday.

Two persons died while another sustained injuries after a tractor they were travelling in overturned in the Kamlapur area of Panchagarh Sadar upazila early on Friday morning.