At least six workers of a garment factory were dead and eight others were injured when a speeding bus ran them over while they were waiting to board another bus on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila, under Mymensingh district, today (October 11, 2023). Four of the deceased were identified as Jesmine Akter, 35; Sirajul Islam, 40; Sohel Mia, 28; and Liton Mia, 30, of Sadar upazila while the identities of two others could not be known immediately. Quoting locals, Main Uddin, officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station, said a Dhaka-bound bus of ‘SS Travellers’ from Sherpur made a sudden stop at Chelerghat around 7:30 am today, as one of its tyres got punctured. Read: Man, grandson drown in Mymensingh pond Passengers of the bus got off and were waiting on the highway for another bus. Around 8 am, a bus arrived at the spot, and they tried to board it. At this time, another bus, speeding on the highway, hit the people standing on the road -- leaving three dead on the spot and 11 injured. Read: Mother, minor daughter found hanging in Mymensingh house Of the injured, three died on the way to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained halted for some time after the accident. Read: Lightning kills 2 students in Mymensingh

Additional regional election officer of Mymensingh ABM Saifuzzaman died of Covid-19 on Tuesday. He was 45. “He breathed his last at 11:20am at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital,” Mymensingh regional election officer (REO) Md Shahedunnabi Chowdhury told UNB. Read: Bangladesh’s Covid nightmare: 235 more die, 15,776 infected Saifuzzaman was admitted to the hospital on Thursday last as he tested positive for Covid-19. He left behind wife and two daughters to mourn his death. He will be buried at his village in Atpara Upazila of Netrakona district. With Saifuzzaman, eight EC staff died of Covid-19 and some 200 staff got infected with the virus. Read: Chattogram EC official dies of Covid-19 Of them, four EC staff died in July. Sylhet REO Md Israil Hossain died on  July 25 while Rajnagar Upazila election officer in Moulvibazar Alif Laila on July 7 last.

Samples of 10 people have been collected in the district to ascertain whether they are infected with coronavirus.     Dr Mobarak Hossain, health and family planning officer of Sadar upazila, said the samples were collected until Friday.   “We’ve collected the samples and sent those to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for test,” he said, adding that some of the suspects are being treated at isolation units while the rest have been asked to maintain home-quarantine.   The samples include that of an official of the Department of Livestock Services in Jhenaigati upazila, he added.  

Police recovered the body of a policewoman from Uttara Police Lines area in the city on Friday afternoon.

Four people, including two members of a family, were killed and two others injured on Wednesday as a bus collided with a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Kolatapara area of Gouripur upazila.

A man, hit by his elder brother at Satani Sreebardi in Sreebardi upazila on Sunday morning over land dispute, died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital early Monday.