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.

A tragic collision between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday claimed the lives of 22 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, authorities reported. Emergency services from the Minas Gerais fire department responded to the scene and confirmed that 13 other individuals were injured and transported to hospitals near Teofilo Otoni. The bus, which had departed from Sao Paulo, was carrying 45 passengers at the time of the accident. Pakistani health workers' boycotting halts polio vaccination drive in southwest Officials stated that a blown tire caused the bus driver to lose control, leading to the collision with the truck. A separate car carrying three passengers was also involved in the crash, but all its occupants survived, the fire department added. Rescue operations are still underway at the site, with efforts to retrieve additional victims, said Lt. Alonso of the fire department. Governor Romeu Zema announced via X that he had instructed the Minas Gerais government to fully mobilize resources to support the victims and their families. “We are committed to helping families cope with this devastating tragedy, particularly as it occurs so close to Christmas,” Zema said. Gunmen clash in a Libyan city and fires erupt at a nearby oil refinery, officials say According to Brazil's Ministry of Transportation, more than 10,000 people have died in road accidents across the country in 2024. Earlier this year, in September, another deadly accident occurred when a bus carrying the Coritiba Crocodiles football team overturned, resulting in three deaths. The team, based in Curitiba, was en route to Rio de Janeiro for the national American football championship, which was canceled following the tragedy.  

Four people were killed as a dump truck rammed an auto-rickshaw on Pekua-ABC regional highway at Dhaniakata in Pekua upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday. Three of the deceased were identified as Firoz Ahmed, 45 and his wife Sharmin Akter, 29, of Hathazari upazila and Manirul Mannan, 22, auto-rickshaw driver while the identity of another victim could not be known immediately. Five killed in Kishoreganj road accident Sirajul Mustafa, officer-in-charge of Pekua Police Station, said the accident occurred around 7 am when the truck crashed into the auto-rickshaw, leaving four people dead and two others injured. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to local hospital morgue. Woman killed, husband injured in Meherpur road accident

Two people were killed when a truck hit a motorcycle on Satkhira-Jashore highway at Choygharia in Sadar upazila of Satkhira district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Joy, son of Jamal Uddin and Shihabuzzaman, son of Habibullah of Sadar upazila. The accident occurred around 2 pm when the Kalaroa-bound truck rammed into a motorcycle carrying the duo, leaving them dead, said assistant sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station, Delwar Hossain. Police could not arrest the truck driver and his helper as they managed to flee the scene.  

A woman was killed and her husband was injured in a road accident on Monday in the Hawrapara area of Chhatiyan village in Gangni upazila, Meherpur. The deceased, Hira Begum (45), and her husband, injured Sajjadul Islam, both hailed from Baradi village in Meherpur Sadar upazila. Bani Israil, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gangni Police Station, confirmed the incident. Cumilla road crash leaves 3 dead According to eyewitnesses, Sajjadul Islam and his wife were traveling on a motorcycle to visit their son-in-law's house. When they reached the Hawrapara area of Chhatiyan village, a truck coming from behind hit them. Hira Begum was struck by the truck’s wheel, causing her death on the spot. Locals rescued Sajjadul Islam in critical condition and admitted him to a nearby clinic. OC Bani Israil said that the body of the deceased was recovered and taken to the police station.

Two people were killed after being run over by a speeding train in Gazipur's Tongi on Monday night. Their identities could not be known yet but it is suspected that they were father and son, police said quoting locals on Tuesday.   Mother with 8-month-old infant jumps in front of train in Gazipur; both dead According to Sub-Inspector Choton Sharma of Tongi Railway Police Outpost, the incident occurred around 10:30 pm near the Bonmala area on the Dhaka-Mymensingh rail route. A Kurigram Express train struck the victims, killing them on the spot. Efforts are on to identify them, he said. Three killed, seven Injured in separate road accidents in Faridpur Police recovered the bodies and sent them to the morgue for autopsy, he added.