The two teenagers who died in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a private car on the Kalshi flyover in the capital’s Pallabi area on Friday night have been identified. The deceased were friends Tofazzal and Riyad, both aged 16. Tofazzal was class nine student at BLF School in the Matikata area of Pallabi.  Riyad, on the other hand, was a student at a Hafezi Madrasa in Chandpur Sadar, said Officer-in-Charge Nazrul Islam of Pallabi Police Station. The private car involved in the crash was seized immediately after the incident. Its driver was arrested and later produced before the court, said Sub-Inspector Atiqur Rahman of Pallabi Police Station. Quoting eyewitnesses, the OC said the two teenagers were riding on a motorcycle on the flyover when they collided with a private car coming from the opposite direction. The impact threw the pillion rider nearly 25 feet from the flyover onto the road below. Pedestrians rushed him to a hospital, while the motorcyclist, who fell on the flyover, also sustained critical injuries. However, both died from their injuries shortly after, the OC added. Security guard killed in road accident in Motijheel According to Riyad’s family, he had come to Dhaka on Thursday to visit Tofazzal’s home and stayed there for the night. On the following evening, the two friends went out for a motorcycle ride, which tragically ended in the fatal accident.

A youth was killed and five others were injured in a collision between a motorcycle and an easy bike at Munnamor in Chuadanga Pouro area on Wednesday night.  The deceased was identified as Bipul, 18, son of Aytal Biswas from Buropara village in Sarojganj under Chuadanga Sadar upazila.  Chuadanga Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Khaledur Rahman said that three youths were heading toward Chuadanga town from Sarojganj on a motorcycle for shopping when they collided with an easy bike coming from the opposite direction , leaving six people injured.  The injured were rushed to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital where Bipul succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.  2 killed, 21 injured in Bogura road accident Of the five injured, two were referred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital while the remaining three are receiving treatment at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital.  Dr Sohrab Hossain of Chuadanga Sadar Hospital’s emergency department said that one person died shortly after the accident while three of the injured were in serious condition.  The body will be handed over to the family after the legal process is completed, said the OC.

Five people including child were killed and two others injured when as a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Ishwardi-Dashuria Highway in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district on Wednesday.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.The bus crashed into the CNG-run auto-rickshaw around 5:30 pm in front of Baharpur Mallika Agro Food, leaving four passengers of the CNG-run auto-rickshaw dead on the spot and three others injured, said Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Ishwardi Police Station. Two die in Joypurhat road accident Of the injured, one died on the way to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital. The condition of two injured victims was stated to be critical. Police seized the bus but the driver and helper managed to flee.  

A 59-year-old mentally challenged woman died after falling from the rooftop of a five-storey building in the city's Wari on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Monowara Begum, wife of the late Abdus Salam of Solai village in Faridganj upazila of Chandpur district, said Inspector Md. Faruk, in-charge of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital Police Outpost. 1.5-year-old dies after falling into water bucket in Jashore Family members said Monowara lived on the fifth floor of a building at 9 Chandramohan Basak Street under Wari police station. Around 1:30 pm, she suddenly fell from the roof and was seriously injured. Later, relatives rescued her and brought her to the emergency department of DMCH, where doctors declared her dead at 2:15 pm. BGB man dies in Benapole road accident while chasing ‘smugglers’ The body was kept in the hospital morgue for an autopsy, added the police official.

Three people were killed and another was injured when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Kaliakoir-Phulbaria road at Namashulai in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur district on Saturday.One of the deceased was identified as Obaidul while the identities of two others could not be known yet. The accident occurred around 8 am when the truck crashed into the CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving three people dead on the spot and another injured, said Quamrul Hasan, Sub-inspector of Kaliakoir Police Station. Spinning mill workers block highway in Gazipur over unpaid wagesThe injured were taken to Kaliakair Upazila Health Complex.

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. Teenager strangled to death in Bogura    

A couple died as a speeding truck rammed into their motorbike on Naogaon-Santahar road in Naogaon on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased were Afaz Uddin, 55, and his wife Bilkis Banu, 50, of Kola Palsa village under Chhatin union in Bogura’s Adamdighi upazila. Witnesses and police said the couple was going to their village home in Bogura from Naogaon district headquarters riding on a motorbike. The accident occurred in Khalishakuri area around 2pm when the truck crashed into the bike, leaving the duo dead on the spot, they said. Officer-in-Charge of Naogaon Sadar police station Nure Alam Siddique said police and fire service personnel recovered the bodies and took them to the police station.

Vehicular movement in Dhaka’s Banani area resumed after nearly seven hours on Monday after garment workers withdrew their blockade following police assurances. The protest erupted in the morning after a female garment worker was killed in a road accident near Banani Chairman Bari around 6 am. The garment worker identified as Minara,19, was crossing the road when she was struck. RMG worker’s death in Dhaka’s Banani sparks protests; disrupts traffic As the news spread , workers from nearby garment factories took to the streets and blocked the main road, disrupting traffic on Airport Road and the Elevated Expressway. The blockade led to severe traffic congestion in and around Banani, causing immense suffering for commuters. Office-goers struggled to reach their destinations, with many seen abandoning buses and walking instead. The blockade was withdrawn around 1:30 pm following police intervention, said Banani Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Russell Sarwar.

Two people were killed and four others injured in a collision between a  CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a bus at Balaura in Sadar upazila of Sylhet district on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Rubel Ahmed, 18, son of late Jamir Ali and Salek, 20, son of Abdul Bari of Kasarpur village. Md Harunur Rashid, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jalalabad Police Station, said the accident occurred around 10 pm when the bus of ‘Mamun Paribahan’ from Sunamganj collided with a  CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving six people injured. BNP leader killed in Chuadanga factional clash Later, they were taken to Sylhet Osmani Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared two of them dead. The condition of the auto-rickshaw driver was stated to be critical. The bodies were kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.

Two people were killed and three others injured in a triangular crash among two trucks and a motorbike on Jamalpur-Mymensingh highway at Jamalpur municipality area on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Jewel Akanda, 45, assistant of a trucker and son of Munsur Ali of Sankanda area and Shaon, 30, a motorbike driver  of Bakshiganj upazila. Abu Foysal, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said a Mymensingh-bound truck hit a stationary truck around 5:15 am when a motorbike also crashed into the truck, leaving two dead on the spot and two others injured. 4 to die for murder in Jamalpur On information, local firefighters rushed to the spot and sent the injured to Jamalpur Sadar Hospital.