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Just a day before his wedding, a 28-year-old engineer’s life came to a tragic end in a road accident in Goromati area in Natore’s Baraigram area on Sunday morning.  Md Zulfikar, who worked at a private company in Dhaka, had set out early in his private car to bring his sister and brother-in-law from Dashuria in Pabna to Bonpara.  According to highway police, the accident occurred when he lost control of the car and slammed into the rear of a stationary truck.  The car was crushed and wedged underneath the truck, leaving him dead on the spot. Locals rushed to the scene upon hearing the news but there was little they could do.  Police later recovered the body and informed the family. Back home, the scene was one of unimaginable sorrow.  The house that was meant to host wedding celebrations was instead filled with grief as relatives and neighbours gathered in shock. Officer-in-Charge of Bonpara Highway Police Station Moniruzzaman said the body would be handed over to the family as no complaint had been filed.  However, a general diary will be recorded in connection with the incident.

Two people, including a woman, were killed and at least 15 others injured when a passenger bus hit two auto-rickshaws in Bhaluka on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred in front of Tafrid Cotton Mill in the Club Bazar area on the Dhaka–Mymensingh Highway. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. According to police and local sources, a bus coming from Dhaka lost control in the area and rammed into a battery-run auto-rickshaw and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw. A woman died on the spot as the CNG auto-rickshaw was mangled in the crash. At least 15 passengers of the bus and the auto-rickshaws were injured. Another person succumbed to injuries on the way to Bhaluka Upazila Health Complex. The injured were taken to the same health complex for treatment. Senior Station Officer of Bhaluka Fire Service, Atiqur Rahman, said the deceased included a man and a woman, though their identities are yet to be confirmed.

Twelve people including a bride were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on the Khulna-Mongla highway at Belai Bridge in Rampal upazila of Bagerhat district on Thursday. Authorities have not yet released their identities officially. All the deceased hailed from Koyra upazila of Khulna district. Among the deceased, ten were from the same family, including the bride. The accident occurred around 4:30pm when the bus of Bangladesh Navy collided head-on with a microbus carrying people returning from a wedding programme, leaving twelve people dead, said Md Hasan, sub-inspector of Katakhali Highway Police camp. Post-poll violence: Supporter of independent candidate killed in Bagerhat

At least 20 people were injured after a passenger bus lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Jajira Upazila of Shariatpur on Monday afternoon. The accident took place in the Thandar More area of Jajira Municipality. Quoting locals, police said the Padma Travels bus was traveling from Dhaka to Naria in Shariatpur with around 35 passengers on board. When it reached the Thandar More area, the driver lost control, and the bus overturned into a nearby ditch due to the narrow road caused by ongoing renovation work. At least 20 passengers, including the driver, were injured. BNP leader Shimul Biswas, 3 others injured in Pabna road accident Many passengers escaped by breaking the bus windows. Local residents quickly came to their aid, helping those trapped by breaking windows and doors. Members of the fire service later joined the rescue operation. The injured were taken to Jajira Upazila Health Complex for first aid, while two of the seriously injured were sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment. Saleh Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Jajira Police Station, said police arrived at the scene promptly and arrangements have been made for the injured to receive treatment. The cause of the accident is under investigation. 2 killed in accident on Dhaka–Mawa Expressway

Two motorcyclists were killed when their motorcycle crashed into the railing of a road divider on the Dhaka–Mawa Expressway at Kewatkhali in Munshiganj district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Arif, 40, a resident of Mugda area in Dhaka and Mamun, 42, of Faridpur district. The accident occurred around 11:19am when the Dhaka-bound motorcycle carrying the duo lost control and slammed into the railing of the road divider, leaving them dead on the spot, said Muhammad Shafiqul Islam, Deputy Assistant Director of Munshiganj Fire Service and Civil Defence. On information, local fire service rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies. Vehicular movement on the Dhaka–Mawa Expressway remained halted for about half an hour due to the accident.  

Five farmer were killed when a dump truck crashed into a battery-run van on Mohadevpur-Patnitala road in Mohadevpur upazila of Naogaon district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Biren Pahan, 35, son of Koko Pahan, Ujjal Pahan, 38, son of Naren Pahan, Bipul Pahan, 25, son of Jhatu Pahan, Sanju Urao, 45, son of Marang Orao and Biplab Bahan, 22, son of Jhatu Pahan of Nurpur area of the upazila. The accident occurred at Patkhathi early in the morning when the dump truck hit the battery-run van carrying five people while they were heading towards Mohadevpur haat for selling their produced turmeric, leaving two dead on the spot and three others injured, said Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Mohadevapura Police Station. The injured were taken to Mohadevpur Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared him dead. Naogaon farmers face uncertainty as unseasonal rain hits early crops On information, police recovered the bodies. Police could not arrest anyone as the dump truck driver and his helper managed to flee the scene. Efforts are on to arrest the driver and his helper, said police.

Train services between Dhaka and the northern parts of the country remained suspended for three hours on Saturday following the derailment of a bogie in Dangapara of Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur district. Zulfiker Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Bangladesh Railway Police, Parbatipur, said a bogie of Rajshahi-bound Barendra Express coming from Chilahati derailed around 7:42 am after a hook connecting the bogies broke, disrupting train services between Dhaka and the northern region. Read More: Train accident in Rajshahi, two coaches off track At least five people were injured while trying to jump off the train after the accident with two of them sustaining critical injuries. Train services on the route resumed around 11:45 am after a salvage train removed the bogie, said OC Zulfiker.

At least 11 people, including a schoolchild, were killed in a collision between a minibus taxi and a truck in South Africa, officials said Thursday. The accident occurred in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal. According to Siboniso Duma, a provincial transport department official, the fatalities were reported at the scene based on preliminary information. Garrith Jamieson, spokesperson for private paramedic service ALS Paramedics, confirmed that 11 people died and several others sustained critical injuries. The driver of the minibus was among those trapped in the wreckage. Read More: 13 children killed as school bus collides with truck in South Africa The deadly crash comes just over a week after a head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a truck killed 14 schoolchildren in the country.

Three people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus hit an auto-rickshaw on Bhola-Charfassion highway at Gazaria in Lalmohan upazila of Bhola district on Monday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Waliul Islam, officer-in-charge of Lalmohan Police Station, said the accident occurred around 2:30 pm in front of Dr Azahar Uddin Degree College when the Charfassion-bound bus hit the auto-rickshaw as its driver lost control over steering and plunged into a roadside ditch, leaving three passengers of auto-rickshaw killed on the spot and 20 others injured. On information, police and local fire service men rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies. The injured were taken to a local hospital.  

A person was killed and at least 12 others were injured when a cattle-laden pickup van overturned in Kishoreganj’s Austagram upazila on Saturday. The accident occurred around 10:30am at the Austagram Zero Point area under Kastul Union of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Hadis Mia (56), son of late Ali Hossain of Ghagra Union in Mithamain upazila, that adjoins Austagram. According to local sources, some devotees and followers of the Chilikon Darbar Sharif from Ghagra were on their way to the shrine in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria with several cows. Read More: Bus-truck collision leaves 2 dead in Faridpur The pickup lost control at the Austagram Zero Point and plunged into a roadside ditch. The injured were identified as Md Araf Ali (58), Nur Alam (40), Jalal Mia (45), Mohammad Rishad (18), Saim Mia (13), Md Fahim Mia (16), Md Hakim (48), among others. All of them are residents of Ghagra Union in Mithamain upazila. On information, police, Fire Service personnel and local people rescued the injured and took them to Austagram Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared Hadis Mia dead. After receiving primary treatment, the critically injured were referred to Bhagalpur Zahirul Islam Medical College Hospital in Bajitpur upazila for advanced treatment. Austagram Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Soheb Khan confirmed the incident, saying the accident-hit pickup van has been recovered from the ditch and legal process is underway.