A motorcyclist and his two pillions were killed when a vehicle hit their bike on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Hironnokandi in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Hridoy Mridha, 18, son of Monir Mridha, Bishal Nag, 16, a student of Kashiani Technical School and son of Babul Nag and Dipu Das, 18, son of Bishnupodo Das of Kashiani upazila. The accident occurred between 5:30 am to 6 am when the unidentified vehicles hit the motorbike, leaving the three dead on the spot, said Abdullahel Baki, sub-inspector of Bhanga Highway Police. 2 killed in Bagerhat road accident They met the tragedy while heading towards Muksudpur upazila to drink raw date juice. The bodies were kept at the Kashiani Upazila Health Complex.          

Two people, including a three-wheeler trolley driver, were killed and four others injured as the vehicle carrying them overturned in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat early Thursday. The deceased were named as driver Didar Mollah, 30, son of Jafar Mollah of Khulna’s Dacope upazila and day labour Rokan Uddin, 60, son of Wazed Ali Sheikh of Sonaitala village under Mongla upazila. The injured are Wahed Mollick, Ayub Sardar, Milon Mallick, and Tajmir Sheikh. Wahed was undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College and Hospital and the trio at Mongla Upazila Health Complex. Read: 35-year-old dies in Jhenaidah road accident Mongla police station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Anisur Rahman said the six day labours were returning to their village home in Mongla from Khulna after harvesting paddy there. Their vehicle veered off after losing control and hit a roadside pile of stones in Chapra area around 2am, leaving the two dead on the spot and four others injured, he said, The injured were undergoing treatment, the OC said, adding that the trolley was seized.

Police arrested two drivers on Saturday following the accident in Savar involving an ambulance and two buses that led to the deaths of four members of the same family. The arrestees are ambulance driver Zahid Hasan and Shyamoli Paribahan driver Zahirul Islam, said Savar Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Saugatul Alam. 4 of a family killed, 15 injured as ambulance, 2 buses catch fire in Savar Both drivers admitted to the reckless driving, which led to the accident. Following their appearance in court, they were sent to jail. Efforts are also ongoing to arrest the driver of another bus involved, identified as a Jhumur Paribahan vehicle, said the OC. CCTV footage revealed that the ambulance, Shyamoli Paribahan, and Jhumur Paribahan buses were racing from Nabinagar to Fulbaria in Savar when the collision took place at approximately 1:45 am Thursday. 7-year-old loses parents, brother in Savar ambulance fire The ambulance, which had been travelling ahead of the buses, was struck from behind by the two vehicles almost simultaneously. The impact sent the ambulance onto a roadside island, triggering an explosion of the ambulance’s gas cylinder. The explosion set all three vehicles on fire. Four members of a family from Ghatail upazila of Tangail, who were inside the ambulance, died from the fire. Police filed a case at Savar Highway Police Station, accusing several unidentified individuals involved regarding the matter.

Two female workers of a garment factory died and three others injured after a truck collided with a battery-run autorickshaw in Habiganj on Saturday. The accident happened around 8:00 am at the Dargah Gate area of the highway, said Mahmudul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shaistaganj Highway Police. 2 college students die in Meherpur road accident The identities of the deceased are yet to be confirmed, he said. One female worker died on the spot. After the injured were rescued and taken to the hospital, another worker died. Motorcyclist killed in road accident in Sirajganj The deceased worked at the Pioneer Denim Factory of Badsha Group. Meanwhile, following the accident, the agitated factory workers blocked the road. Later, police went to the scene and calmed the situation.

Two people were killed and one injured in a road accident on Sunday in Singra upazila, Natore, when their motorcycle collided with a truck while overtaking on the Natore-Bogura highway. Jhalmalia Highway Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahbubur Rahman said that police visited the scene after receiving information about the incident. "We are currently working to identify the truck involved and are preparing to file a case" the OC added. The deceased were identified as Rubel (28), son of Ismail Hossain from Khyali Madhyapara village in Dupchanchia upazila, Bogura district and Nadim Mahmud (30), son of Manjur Alam, also from the same village. The injured, Shamsuddin, aged 32, is the son of Saber Pramanik, a local resident. He has been admitted to the Singra Upazila Health Complex for treatment. Driver’s throat-slit body recovered in Faridpur Eyewitnesses reported that around 4pm, three individuals were traveling from Bogura to Haltibile in Naldanga upazila, Natore, on a motorcycle. As they attempted to overtake a truck in the Ningwin area of Singra upazila, the motorcycle lost control and collided with the vehicle.

A 25-year-old unidentified youth has been killed after being hit by a train near Mobarakganj Railway Station in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah. The incident occurred on Sunday, according to witnesses. The identity of the deceased remains unknown. Teenager hit by bus dies in Sylhet; road blocked in protest Witnesses said the victim was wearing jeans and a gray t-shirt. Locals suspect that the youth may have jumped under the train, indicating a possible suicide. Arifur Rahman, a trolley man at the Mobarakganj station’s sub-assistant engineering office, said around 2pm on Sunday, unidentified youth was hit by Chapainawabganj-bound Mahananda Up train leaving Khulna near Babra Rail Gate of Mobarakganj Railway Station. Later, the Jashore Railway Police recovered the body after being notified by the station master.

A bus hit and killed a 14-year-old boy when he was attempting to retrieve a football from the road in Sylhet’s Jaintapur area on Sunday. Jaintapur Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC) Zahidul Islam Munna said that a group of boys had been playing football by the road and the ball accidentally rolled onto the road. The victim, Abir Ahmed Babu, went to fetch the ball but was struck by a bus traveling towards Sylhet. He was severely injured and rushed to the local health complex, where doctors declared him dead.  Following the accident, enraged students and locals took to the streets, blocking the Jaintapur-Sylhet highway in protest. The blockade, which lasted for over three and a half hours, led to severe traffic disruption, with no vehicles able to pass during that period.  To de-escalate tensions, Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Jaintapur, Arnab Dutta, along with police and administrative officials, held a meeting with local teachers and residents. Bus runs over school headmaster in Gazipur Following the talks, the protesters agreed to lift the blockade after assurances that the bus driver would be arrested and legal action taken and the victim’s body would be handed over to the family without an autopsy.  Acting Headmaster Monzurul Hasan Mahmud of Ganipur Kamalganj School and College said that Abir was run over by a speeding bus. He also mentioned that when the incident sparked outrage among the students, police resorted to baton charging, which led to the road blockade by the protesters.  The OC said, “The bus involved in the accident is currently in the custody of the students and efforts are underway to arrest the driver.” In response to the protesters’ demands, the victim’s body was handed over to the family without conducting an autopsy, he added.

A school headmaster was run over by a bus in Kapasia, Gazipur on Sunday afternoon while returning home on a motorcycle. The deceased, Saiful Islam Faruk, was the headmaster of Panchua High School in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur. Kapasia Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Abdul Momin said that the body was recovered and sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. While he was returning home, a bus of Ananya Paribahan, which was going from Dhaka to Kishoreganj, ran over Saiful Islam Faruk, killing him on the spot. At the time, local people tried to vandalise the bus and set it on fire. Later, the police came and brought the situation under control. Man’s body found in Sylhet's pond The driver fled after the incident. However, the bus and the motorcycle have been brought to the police station, said the OC. The local Teachers' Welfare Association and Bangladesh College Teachers' Association are demanding exemplary punishment for the culprits after a proper investigation into the incident.

Multiple-vehicle collisions, caused by dense fog, on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, on Sunday morning left one person dead and 11 injured. Police said the accidents occurred around 7:00 am at three separate locations in Srinagar, Munshiganj. Ferry services resume on Aricha, Paturia routes after 3 hours They said one bus collided with another bus from behind in Chalitpara area of Srinagar. Just 100 metres away, a private car crashed into the back of another bus.

Three members of a family were killed in a road accident in Rajshahi’s Puthia upazila on Saturday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Abu Hanif (25), his wife Fatema Khatun (22), and her younger sister Zuthi Khatun (14). Firoz Hossain, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Paba Highway Police, said the family members were returning home after shopping in Rajshahi city, riding on Hanif's motorcycle. The accident occurred in the Shibpur area when a bus collided head-on with the motorcycle, leaving all three seriously injured. Locals tried to rush them to Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) Hospital. Hanif and Zuthi succumbed to their injuries before reaching the hospital, and Fatema passed away later while undergoing treatment there. SI Firoz Hossain said they are currently reviewing CCTV footage from nearby areas to trace the bus involved in the accident. Legal action will be taken in this regard, he added.