A policeman, who was seriously injured after being hit by a speeding car at a police check-post on July 4, died at a Dhaka hospital Sunday. Critically injured Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Md Liton, 40, was undergoing treatment at National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital where he breathed his last at around 11:45am, Assistant Commissioner Md Rafiqul Islam of the police's Gulshan zone said. The incident happened around 1:50am on July 4 when Liton was on duty at a check-post near the Police Plaza shopping mall in Gulshan. Also read: Policeman 'killed' in Dhaka road accident "As Liton signalled a car to stop, the driver did not listen. He sped up, hit and dragged the policeman for about 1km. With critical injuries, the ASI was rushed to hospital," Rafiqul Islam said. "Later police and locals managed to seize the car. The law enforcers rounded up the driver Touhidul Islam and owner Masud Gazi of the car. Also, liquor bottles were found in the car," he added. A case was filed with the Gulshan police station in connection with the incident. "The driver Touhidul confessed before a Dhaka court that Masud worked as a liquor supplier. They were taking liquor from a Gulshan warehouse to Fuang Club when Liton asked them to stop. Both Touhid and Masud are in jail now," Rafiqul said.

At least three people were killed and 10 others injured after a lorry crashed into a roadside restaurant in the Atgram area of Chauddagram upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Alamgir Hossain, 27, helper of the truck driver, Peyar Ahmed, 35, a motorcyclist and Rasel Mia, 38, driver of the lorry. Also Read: Road crashes kill seven in three districts Officer-in-Charge of Chauddagram Police Station Suvoranjan Chakma said the Dhaka-bound lorry crashed into the restaurant after hitting a truck, a motorcycle and an auto-rickshaw. Three people were killed on the spot and 10 others were injured, the OC said. Also Read: 17 killed Rajshahi road accident The bodies were sent to a hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.  Road accidents in Bangladesh Road accidents in Bangladesh claim hundreds of lives every year. At least 484 people were killed and 673 others injured in as many as 427 road accidents in January this year. According to Road Safety Foundation (RSF), the accident rate increased by 25.58 percent while fatalities rose by 8.76 percent in January compared to the same period last year. At least 445 lives were lost in 340 road accidents in January 2020, according to RSF. In a report released in February last year, the World Bank said Bangladesh needs to invest an estimated $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities. Also Read: 3 dead in Jashore, Panchagarh road accidents The report attributed the high death rate on Bangladesh’s roads to a lack of investment in systemic, targeted, and sustained road safety programmes.