Dhaka:Four individuals lost their lives, and five others sustained injuries in separate road accidents across the districts of Satkhira, Habiganj, Gaibandha, and Panchagarh.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, in Satkhira, the fatal incident involved an auto-rickshaw driver named Sagor Ali, 50, who perished in a head-on collision with a bus in the Bangshipur area of Shyamnagar upazila. The crash occurred around 6 a.m. as the vehicles were traveling from Bhetkhali towards Shyamnagar-Kaliganj. Officer-in-Charge Md Shafiul Islam Patwary of Shyamnagar Police Station confirmed the event.
In Habiganj, another tragic accident occurred on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Mirpur in Bahubal upazila. Mohammad Anis Hawladar, 45, lost his life in a collision between a mini pickup and a mini covered van. The accident took place around 730 a.m., leaving Anis dead on the scene. Sub-Inspector Md. Maksud Hossain of Shaistaganj Highway Police Station confirmed the incident.
In Gaibandha, Enamul Haque, 40, an agricultural worker, was killed when a goods-laden truck hit a stationary auto-van on the Rangpur-Sundarganj highway in Sundarganj upazila. Two others were injured and taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital. Md. Selim Reza, Officer-in-Charge of Sundarganj Police Station, provided confirmation of the incident.
In Panchagarh, a head-on collision between two motorcycles resulted in the death of 20-year-old Yanur and injured three others in the Dhardhara Bridge area of Debiganj upazila. The injured were transferred to a nearby health complex and later referred to Rangpur as their conditions worsened. Yanur succumbed to his injuries en route to Rangpur. Inspector Probir Kumar Sarkar of Debiganj Police Station confirmed this incident.