In order to pick up her husband's remains from Jajira Health Complex, Mala Rakhain, the wife of Masud Rana, a local journalist and freelancer who was one of those killed in the Shariatpur road accident on Tuesday, began her day differently.

Mala used to go to her restaurant every day at a very early hour. She and Masud Rana had opened a restaurant in Barishal city to realize their dream.

Masud Rana, Bureau Chief of Dainik Navchetna Patrika and the younger son of Sobhan Mridha and Kahinur Begum couple, used to reside on Gorachand Das Road in the city.

Around 3:15 pm, Masud's body arrived at his home in Bashail near Agailjhara.

Masud's family, friends, and acquaintances flocked there to say goodbye to him.

Bappi, a relative of Masud, said “Masud was so benevolent and he used to help others without thinking anything. He did much more for others than what he did for himself.”

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Earlier, on Tuesday, six people were killed as an ambulance crashed into a speeding truck near Padma Bridge South police station in Shariatpur's Jajira upazila early Tuesday.

The deceased were identified as Jahanara Begum, 55, a patient; her daughter Lutfun Nahar Lima, 30; health worker Fazle Rabbi, 28; ambulance driver Jilani, 28; helper Rabiul Islam, 26; and Masud Rana, 30, a local journalist of Barishal Bureau Chief of Dainik Navchetna Patrika.

Masud, as a friend of Lutfunnahar Lima, boarded the ambulance.

Mushfiqur Rahman, another local journalist, said “Masud worked for the destitute people during Covid pandemic and always helped the poor. It is so difficult to accept his departure like this.”