Accident
3 of a family killed as bus hits motorbike
Three people of a family were killed after a bus hit a motorcycle from the opposite direction in Natore's Lalpur upazila on Friday.
The victims are Shahidul Islam, 60, of Biropara village of the upazila, his son Sohag, 35, and grandson Ivan, 5.
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The accident occurred around 3:30pm when the Lalpur-bound passenger bus hit the motorbike carrying three people, leaving Sohag and his son Ivan dead on the spot, Monowaruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Lalpur Police Station, said.
Later, seriously injured Shahidul Islam was taken to the Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead on arrival, added the OC.
Worker dies in N’ganj gas cylinder blast
A worker died and two others sustained burn injuries as a gas cylinder exploded at a dockyard in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Nuruzzaman, a resident of Dohar of Dhaka and the injured were Shahidul and Yunus Mia.
The gas cylinder exploded at Shanghai-8 ship at King Fisher Dockyard in Darikandi area around 10 am, leaving three workers of a ship severely injured, said Rupganj Police Station Sub-Assistant Inspector Shahidul Islam Khan.
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The injured were rushed to US Bangla Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared Nuruzzaman dead, he added.
The body has been sent to Sadar General Hospital morgue.
Army personnel dies in Bogura road crash
An army personnel was dead and three others were injured when a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Lichutala in Shahjahanpur upazila of Bogura district on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Keramat Hossain, 45, a soldier of Majhira Cantonment of Bogura.
The accident occurred around 8:30 pm when the Rangpur-bound ‘Agamani Paribahan’ hit the CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying five people, leaving four injured, said Abdullah Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Shahjahanpur Police Station.
The injured were taken to Bogura’s Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital where the doctors declared Keramat dead.
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Keramat met the tragic incident while he along with three of his family members were going to Majhira in the CNG-run auto-rickshaw.
Police seized the bus but could not arrest its driver and helper.
2 dead as picnic bus hits tree in Ctg
Two people were killed as a picnic bus crashed into a roadside tree on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram early Friday.
The deceased were identified as Avijit, 34, and Shakhawat Siddique, 35.
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The accident occurred around 3am when the Cox's Bazar-bound picnic bus from the EPZ area of Chattogram hit a roadside tree on the highway, Sumon Rahman, sub-inspector (SI) of Dohazari Highway Police Station.
The two passengers were crushed under wheels of the bus after falling off the vehicle following the crash, he added.
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They were rushed to Upazila Sadar Hospital where doctors declared them dead on arrival.
Police seized the bus, said the SI.
Motorcyclist dies in Dhaka road accident
A motorcyclist died in a road accident in the capital in the early hours of Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain, 30, a private car driver and son of Harej Ali from Hajipur Datiapara village of Sherpur Sadar upazila.
Sohel Rana, younger brother of the deceased, said Anwar was returning home in Banani’s Karail T&T area on a motorcycle after dropping off his employer at the Dhaka Airport.
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“The accident occurred when the motorbike hit a road divider near Banani’s Gate No 5. Pedestrians rescued him in critically injured condition and took him to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctor declared him dead around 5 am,” Sohail said.
Bacchu Mia, Inspector of DMCH Police Outpost, said that the body has been kept at the hospital’s morgue for autopsy.
Bus-covered van collision kills 4 in Feni
Four people were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sadar upazila of Feni district on Wednesday.
Three of the deceased were identified as Nazmul, 35 of Cumilla district, Riazuddin of Laxmipur district and Forkan, 50 of Pirojpur district while the identity of another one could not be known immediately.
Mostafa Kamal, officer-in-charge of Mahipal Highway Police camp, said the accident occurred around 11 am when the Dhaka-bound ‘Unique Paribahan’ bus collided with the covered van coming from the opposite direction, leaving 19 people injured.
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Later, the injured people were taken to Feni General Hospital where doctors declared four of them dead.
Of the injured, four were taken to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital for better treatment.
Two brothers killed in Gazipur road crash
Two brothers met a tragic end after a covered van ran over the motorbike they were on, in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur on Tuesday afternoon.
Al Amin, 32, and his younger brother Anik Hossain, 28, of Harinhati village under Kaliakair upazila.
Atikur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Salna Highway police station, said elder brother Amin had bought the motorcycle after returning from Singapore around six months back.
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The accident occurred in the afternoon as the covered van ran over the bike while it was taking a U-turn on Kaliakair-Nabinagar Road in Chandra area.
Amin died on the spot, while Anik was rushed to Kaliakair Upazila Health Complex in a critically injured state. He succumbed to his injuries there.
Though the covered van was seized, its driver managed to flee. OC Atikur Rahman said legal action will be taken in this connection.
Truck-pickup van collision crushes two pedestrians to death in Dhaka's Postagola
Two people were crushed to death after a truck crashed into a pickup van in Dhaka's Postagola Monday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Atiqur Rahman Apel, 30, and Kamrul Huda, 26, from Barishal's Banaripara upazila.
At 7pm, a passenger bus of Raida Paribahan and a pickup van collided head-on, leaving the driver of the pickup van and his assistant, and two pedestrians critically injured, Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Police Outpost, said.
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"The pedestrians were declared dead at 8pm after being rushed to DMCH. The bodies were kept at the hospital for autopsies," he added.
Meanwhile, Shyampur Police Station seized the bus but the driver managed to flee the scene, Bachchu said.
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Lyricist Omar Faruk dies in Narsingdi road crash
Accomplished lyricist Omar Faruk Bishal was killed and another one injured when a covered van hit a motorbike on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district on Monday.
The accident occurred around 10 am at Marjal area when a covered van hit the motorbike while he was heading towards Dhaka from his village home in Narsingdi district, leaving Bishal dead on the spot and another injured, said sub-inspector Md Alamin of Bhairab Highway Police.
The injured Imam Hossain was taken to a local hospital from where he was taken to Dhaka for better treatment.
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Bishal was a joint news editor of an online news portal gnews24.com.
His first namaz-e-janaza was held at Dhukundi School ground in Raipura upazila around 4:30 pm.
Later, he was laid to eternal rest at his family graveyard.
2 killed in bus-auto rickshaw collision in Kishoreganj
Two people were killed and four others injured in a collision between a CNG-run auto rickshaw and a bus in Kuliarchar upazila of the district Sunday.
The deceased were identified as auto rickshaw driver Rifat, 26, son of late Jamal Uddin of Kishoreganj municipality, and Johora Begum, 65, wife of late Raichh Uddin.
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Mohammad Golam Mostafa, officer-in-charge of Kuliarchar police station, said the accident occurred in the morning when the speeding bus crashed into the auto rickshaw on Kishoreganj-Bhairab regional highway in Maddhyarchar area of the upazila.
The accident left the duo dead on the spot and four others critically injured, he said.
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The injured are now undergoing treatment at Jahurul Islam Medical College Hospital in Bajitpur upazila, he added.