At least 5 people were killed and 5 were injured in road accidents in Kurigram and Savar on Saturday morning. In Kurigram, three people died and five were injured in two accidents that took place in Trimohini area of the Kurigram-Rangpur road and on Phulbari-Dharla road in Phulbari upazila. According to police and locals, at around 8 am, a dhaka-bound bus of Aman Paribahan lost control and hit an auto-rickshaw and a nearby grocery store. The accident left the passenger of the auto-rickshaw and a passerby dead on the spot. One of the deceased is Md Abdul Hannan, 45, but the identity of the other could not be ascertained. Five injured passengers were admitted to Kurigram General Hospital. Abdus samad, one of the injured, was later transferred to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital due to critical condition. Confirming the matter, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Kurigram Sadar Police Station, Zahid Hasan, said they seized the bus after recovering the dead bodies. The bus driver was sent to Rangpur for treatment. Also read: 1 killed, 15 injured as 2 buses collide in Dhaka-Barisal highway In another incident, a tractor helper, Shariful Islam, 16, fell off the tractor as the driver suddenly hit the brake. According to locals, the teenager was in a critical condition as he was run over by a truck. Shariful later died after being taken to the hospital. Confirming the matter, Sarwar Parvez,In-charge (Investigation) of Phulbari Police Station, said legal action will be taken in this regard. In Savar, two people were killed when a bus hit a motorbike at the Noyarhar area on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway. According to Savar highway police, the accident left one person dead on spot. Another passenger later died after being taken to the hospital. The identity of the deceased is yet to be known. Also read: Tourist killed in Rangamati road crash      

The assistant commissioner (land) of Kalapara upazila in Patuakhali district was injured in an attack by some muggers in CNB area on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Monday night. The injured is Abu Bakar Siddique, son of Kamal Uddin of Mirzapur upazila in Tangail district. Read more: BCL leader arrested in Savar for ‘cattle lifting’ Deepak Chandra Saha, officer-in-charge of Savar Model Police Station, said Abu Bakar came here to participate in a training programme. A group of muggers swooped on Abu Bakar when he was passing through the CNB area in the night and snatched money and mobile phone set from his possession. Read more: 16-yr-old killed in Savar bike accident The muggers also stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him injured. Later, he was taken to Enam Medical College and Hospital.   Police are trying to arrest the attackers, said OC.

A female leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was arrested for her alleged involvement in cattle lifting in Dhamrai of Savar early Wednesday. She was identified as Babli Akter, student affairs secretary of Dhaka-North BCL. She is a 3rd year student of the Department of Social Work of Savar Government College. Read more: Harassment of IU student: fellows demand punishment of BCL activist Police arrested Babli after conducting a drive in Nayabari area during the early hours, said Atiqur Rahman, inspector (Investigation) of Dhamrai police station. Recently, several cattle lifting incidents have taken place at Sinthi village in Kulla union under Dhamrai and cases were filed at the police station, said Inspector Atiqur. Read more: BCL 'swoops on' Chhatra Odhikar's Abrar Fahad remembrance rally at DU After interrogating two accused, police found the involvement of Babli in these crimes. Babli used to keep the cattle in her custody and sold them later, he added. Meanwhile, Dhaka-North BCL President Saidul Islam said, “If the complaint is proved, organisational action will be taken against her.”

A 16-year-old boy riding a bike died while another riding pillion sustained injuries after their two-wheeler hit a road divider at cruise speed on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar. The deceased was identified as Tuhin Mahmud Joy, a Class X student of Radio Colony Model School. The accident occurred near Savar bus stand on Wednesday night, and the impact of the crash was such that it left Joy dead on the spot and Russel, 25, injured, said Subho Ahmed of Savar highway police. The injured was rushed to a nearby hospital. "We have also handed over Joy's body to his family," he added.

Six people including three officials of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) were killed and 40 others injured as a bus rammed two vehicles at Boliarpur on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar Sunday morning. Four of the deceased were identified as BAEC engineer Kawsar Hossain, 33, testing officer Arifuzzaman, 32, scientific officer Puja Sarkar, 33, and bus driver Rajib, 30, said SI Sabur Khan, in-charge of Aminbazar police outpost. The identities of two other deceased couldn’t be known immediately, said he. Of the injured, 15 are undergoing treatment in critical condition at Enam Medical College and Hospital in Savar. According to the police, a speeding bus ploughed through a road divider after its driver lost control over the steering and then crashed into a minibus carrying BAEC staff and a cattle-laden truck at the same time. Also read:Truck driver held after engineer’s death in Bagerhat road crash Three people died on the spot and 40 others sustained injuries, SI Sabur said.   On information, Savar Fire Service members and police reached the spot and rushed the injured to Enam Medical College and Hospital in Savar. Severely injured bus driver Rajib and the two unidentified people died while undergoing treatment there, said hospital sources. Also read: Out on joyride to visit Padma Bridge, 5 killed in Keraniganj road crash The bodies of the deceased were recovered by Savar Police, said the SI.

An eight-year-old girl was killed in a road accident in Dakshin Bathuli village of Savar’s Dhamrai on Tuesday. Deceased Nasima Akter was the daughter of Nasir Uddin, an expatriate from Dakshin Bathuli village in Dhamrai. Also Read: 8 killed in India road accident The accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon. The girl was crossing the street when she was crushed under the wheels of a coal-laden truck, OC Atiqur Rahman of Dhamrai Police Station said. He said that the body was handed over to her family without an autopsy as per their wishes.  

The government will prepare a complete guideline over plot allocation in the BSCIC Tannery Industrial Estate in Savar. Industries Secretary Zakia Sultana asked the officials concerned to draft the guideline during exchanging views with stakeholders at the tannery estate on Thursday, said a PID handout. She stressed the need for using surface water instead of underground water and finding out a sustainable method to reuse the water used in the industrial estate. Read: Bangladesh receives record $2.09 billion remittance in April The secretary asked the representative of the Department of Environment to collect water samples from the effluent treatment plant at least once a month and send a report to the authorities concerned. Chairman of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries (BSCIC) Mahbubor Rahman and representatives of Bangladesh Tannery Association were present. Later, the industries secretary planted saplings in the tannery area. Read: Dhaka seeks Seoul’s "extra initiative" for Rohingya repatriation

At least 20 people were injured as in a clash between police and garment workers when the latter blocked Nabinagar-Chandra highway at Palashbari in Ashulia on Sunday demanding Eid bonus and additional leave. A group of workers of Skyline Group took to the street in front of their factory and staged demonstrations, halting vehicular movement on Nabinagar-Chandra highway around 12pm. Also read: RMG workers block Dhaka-N’ganj road demanding payment of dues On information, industrial police and Ashulia police went to the spot and asked the workers to go back to their workplace, triggering a chase and counter-chase between police and workers. Police fired rubber bullets, lobbed tear gas to disperse them, leaving 20 people injured, alleged the workers. During the clashes, the agitated workers vandalised at least 10 vehicles moving on the highway and of the factory. Traffic on the highway returned to normal after an hour when the workers left the highway. Meanwhile, the factory has declared a general holiday for today. The injured workers were rescued and given first aid. SM Kamruzzaman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ashulia police station, said action will be taken in this regard after investigation. Also read: RMG workers go on rampage in Gazipur; Bus torched Additional police force have been deployed in front of the factory to fend off further trouble, he added. On the other hand, the workers have abstained from work  in a ready-made garment factory in Khejurbagan area of Ashulia to press home their various demands.

The students of Savar Government College are demonstrating in front of their college, protesting the attack on a fellow student by a transport worker. Makarias Das, Inspector of Savar Model Police Station, said a heated argument broke out between Yunus Kabir Selim, 18, a first year student of the college and son of Matiar Rahman of Palashbari in Ashulia, and a conductor of Welcome Paribahan over half- fare for students. Also read: 6 RAB fakers held from Savar Selim said he along with another friend boarded the bus from Palashbari Bus Stand, and one of his friends got on from Polli Bidyut office point. They paid Tk 30 instead of Tk 22. Despite identifying themselves as students, the bus conductor abused them physically and verbally. At one stage, Selim’s hand was cut against the windowpane of the bus. As soon as the news spread, the fellows of Selim and other students halted eight buses of Welcome Paribahan. Also read:Protest against price hike: BNP men clash with police in Savar Later, a number of students of the college staged a sit-in in front of the police station demanding 'justice'. “Efforts are on to settle the issue,” said Inspector Makarias.

Over a dozen of BNP activists were injured in a clash with police on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar on Wednesday as the law enforcers allegedly obstructed them from bringing out a procession to protest the growing prices of commodities. Former MP BNP leader Dewan Mohammad Salauddin said when the procession, which was brought out from his residence around 11am, reached Dhaka-Aricha highway police dispersed the BNP men. Read: Govt let loose police against BNP, alleges Rizvi Police charged baton on the BNP leaders and activists when they tried to hold a sit-in programme in front of Rangaban Nursery, alleged the BNP leader. BNP convener Khandaker Shah Mainul Hossain Biltu and Ashulia Thana BNP leader Jahangir Alam  were among the injured, he said. Kazi Mainul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Savar Police Station, said two policemen were injured as BNP activists threw brickbats on them. Police detained two BNP activists and a case will be filed, the OC added. Earlier, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that Awami League is increasing the prices of commodities and utility services through forming a syndicate. “The government has no interest in controlling commodity prices as they are busy in suppressing the opposition party.” On February 24, BNP and its associate bodies worked out an 11-day countrywide programme, including demonstrations, to protest the growing price hike of key commodities and utility services. Read: New CEC’s sweet words not a guarantee: BNP The programmes were also taken to push for the party’s demand for the sale of necessary commodities by the government at fair prices at the upazila level. Beginning on February 26, the programmes will continue until March 15.