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A woman  and her daughter were killed as a truck hit a motorbike  carrying them near Nazipur municipal bus stand area in Patnitala upazila of Naogaon on Monday evening. The deceased were identified as Khadija Akter, 28, wife of Kawsar Rahman of Usthii village and their daughter Fatema Jannat, 9. Witnesses said  when Kawsar Rahman was returning home from Nazipur market with his wife and daughter on the motorbike he lost control while trying to give way to a battery-run auto-rickshaw. The motorbike fell on the road and a timber-laden truck coming from Sapahar ran over Khadija and Jannat, leaving both dead on the spot. Angry locals vandalized he truck and beat up the driver. Patnitala Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Md Abu Taleb said police recovered the bodies from the spot. Mother throws toddler into river in Naogaon, rescued with police help As the family raised no complaint, the bodies were handed over after legal process without post-mortem. “The truck has been seized and the driver has been taken into police custody. A case has been filed in this connection,” he added.

A woman and her seven-month-old daughter died from electrocution while cooking rice at their home in Magura Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Setu Khatun, 30, and her daughter Anisha, residents of Tilla village under Moghi union. Md Ripon Biswas, brother-in-law of Setu’s husband Awal Mollah, said the incident occurred around 8am when Setu came into contact with a live electric wire while using a rice cooker. She collapsed to the ground with Anisha in her arms. Garment worker electrocuted to death at Jatrabari factory Both were taken to Magura Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival, said Dr Omar Faruk of the hospital’s emergency department. Officer-in-charge of Magura Sadar Police Station Md Ayub Ali said police visited the hospital upon receiving the information.

A 25-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter were found dead in the city's Deshipara area on Wednesday night. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. After being alerted by local residents, a police team rushed to the spot and took the bodies into custody around 10 pm, said Ripon Chandra, assistant commissioner of police (sadar zone). READ: 2 killed in Dhaka road accidents Police suspect the assailants slit the throats of the mother-daughter duo with sharp weapons. “A probe is on to ascertain the reason behind the killings,” said Ripon. Also read: 3 female students drowns in Turag, another missing The bodies were sent to the morgue of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem.