A 45-year-old man was killed when a bus hit a rickshaw in the city’s Jatrabari area on Wednesday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Abdul Jabbar Hawladar, a staffer of the local land office. The accident occurred around 9pm when the bus crashed into the rickshaw at high speed, leaving the occupant injured, said sub-inspector Nadim Munshi of Jatrabari Police Station. Read: Transformer blast leaves 4 steel mill workers injured The victim was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, he added.  

A popular bike enthusiast returning home on his two wheeler died after being hit by a speeding vehicle underneath the Banani foot bridge in the capital on Monday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Jamil Ahmed Shubho, 25. He used to host a Facebook group -- Bike BD -- after finishing his higher studies from Southeast University, said his friend Chinmoy. Also read: Dhaka BRT girder tragedy: Preliminary probe report submitted The accident occurred around 11.30pm. "The vehicle hit Shubho’s bike at high speed, leaving him dead on the spot," said Md Nure Azam, officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station. ”The body was recovered and sent for an autopsy. A case has been filed under Road Transport Act, 2018, '' said OC Azam. Also read: Two killed, 20 hurt in road crash on Bangabandhu Expressway

A motorbike rider of Pathao, a ride sharing app, was killed in a road accident in airport area of Dhaka early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Yusuf Mia, 20, son of Ansar Mia, hailing from Boro Bhag village of Alfadanga Upazila in Faridpur District. Victim’s cousin Robin Mia said Yusuf used to live in a rented house at Uttara. When he reached airport an unidentified vehicle hit his motorbike around 2:30am, leaving him seriously injured. Later, he was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead, said Mamunur Rashid, sub-inspector of Airport Police Station. The body has been kept at the morgue for an autopsy, he said.   

A cyclist was killed in the city’s Hatirjheel area after being hit by a microbus on Thursday noon. The deceased was identified as Monir Hossain, 55, son of Hazil Uddin of Chandpur’s Shahrashti. The incident occurred in front of the MyTV office.  The cyclist got seriously injured as he fell on the road after the speeding microbus hit him. Read: Two die in Naogaon road crash He was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the same microbus in a critical situation where he died at around 2.30 pm. Hospital sources said that the microbus driver managed to escape as soon as Monir died. Read: CMCH doctor dies from road crash injuries Mohammad Bachchu Mia, in-charge (inspector) of the DMCH police outpost, said that the body was kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy. The incident has been informed to the concerned police station, he added.

Two people were killed in separate road accidents at Kuril Bishwa Road and Khilgaon areas  in the capital. The deceased were identified as Maraz,20 and Golam Rabbani,30. Ruhul Amin, a cousin of Maraz, said that he was run over by a CNG-run autorickshaw at Kuril Bishwa Road around 11:30 am on Wednesday. He was rescued and taken to a local medical facility at first. He was later referred to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where a doctor declared him dead at 3:30 pm. Md. Bachchu Mia, in-charge inspector of DMCH police outpost ,said  the body was kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy and the matter has been reported to Khilkhet police station. Read: Traffic police killed in city road crash In another road accident,  a motorcycle passenger  was killed as a CNG-run auto rickshaw hit a motorbike on Khilgaon flyover area  of the capital. The deceased was identified as Golam Rabbani, 30. Motorcyclist Nur Mohammad (32) was slightly injured in the incident. Rabbani was rescued in a critical condition and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital at 9.45 am where the duty doctor declared him dead, said Sabujbagh police sub-inspector SI Hasanuzzaman. “The body has been kept in the morgue of the hospital for autopsy,” he added. Read: 273 killed on roads during Eid rush; highest in 6 years Road Accidents in Bangladesh 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, says a report published in July. It says the road accidents took place on various highways, national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and June 30 across the country. Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF), a platform of journalists, prepared the report based on news carried by 22 national dailies, 10 regional newspapers and eight online news portals and news agencies.

A rickshaw puller was killed as a speeding car hit his rickshaw on Basabo flyover in the capital's Sabujbagh on Wednesday morning. The identity of the deceased, aged about 35, could not be ascertained yet. Also read: SUST student killed in Sylhet road crash When a speeding car hit the rickshaw its puller fell on the road in the morning, said a witness of the incident. He was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead by a doctor at around 5.30 am. Also read: 4 of a family among 5 killed in Sylhet road crash Mohammad Bachchu Mia, in-charge (inspector) of the police camp at DMCH confirmed the death and said the body has been kept at the morgue of the hospital for an autopsy.

Two people, including a motorcyclist, were killed after as a passenger bus hit the motorcycle on Mayor Hanif Flyover at Joykali Temple on Saturday.

A woman and her husband were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a passenger bus near the airport intersection in the capital on Monday.

A worker was killed after being hit by a private car in Jurain of Shampur in the capital on Sunday afternoon.