A man and his five-year-old son were killed when a pick-up van knocked them down on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Kandigaon in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday, said police. The deceased were identified as Yusuf Ali, 50,an expatriate and Mohammad Ali, of Kandigaon village. Yusuf was supposed to go back abroad on Sunday, said his family members. Read: Bangladesh sees 7 years’ highest 398 deaths on roads during Eid journey The accident occurred around 11:30 am while they were crossing the highway, leaving them dead on the spot, said Parimal Chandra, officer-in-charge of Sherpur Highway Police Station. Agitated local people put up barricade on the highway by placing logs for some time, halting vehicular movement. Later, the vehicular movement came to normal after police intervention.  

At least five people, including three minors, were killed in separate road accidents in Pabna and Habiganj districts on Friday, police said. The acc

At least eight people, including a 2-year-old child, were killed after a bus of state-owned transport corporation BRTC hit two autorickshaws in Habiganj.

Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Golchattar in Shayestaganj upazila on Tuesday.