Sun Online Desk
27 September, 2015 20:30
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Of them, five were killed on Thursday while an army man was killed on the Eid day (Friday), 19 killed on Saturday and three people were killed on Sunday, reports UNB.
Apart from the capital, the accidents took place in Bogra, Faridpur, Gopalganj, Chuadanga, Magura, Comilla, Munshiganj, Madaripur and Shariatpur districts.
In Bogra, three people were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Pakurtala in Shibganj upazila on Thursday morning.
One of the deceased was identified as Abul Kalam Azad, 45, son of Monsur Ali of Bishnapur village in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha district.
Meanwhile, Helal Uddin, 28, an army member of Bogra Majhira Cantonment hailing from Ullapara upazila of Sirajgang, was killed when a bus hit his motorcycle on Bogra-Dhaka highway at Noymile in Shahjahanpur upazila around 3 pm on Friday while going to his village home.
In Faridpur, two motorcyclists -- Mohammad Abir, 18, and Mohammad Raihan, 17-- were killed in a road accident in Jhiltuli area of the district town on Thursday.
In Gopalganj, six members of a family and another person were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and a battery-run three-wheeler, Easy-bike, on Gopalganj-Kotalipara road in Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.
The deceased were identified as Khokon Sikder, 45, his wife China Begum, 40, his mother Katebunnisa, 70, his son Shakib, 28, and two daughters Eti, 7, and Aniya, 16, of Teligati village in the upazila and the Easy-bike driver Delwar.
In Dhaka, five people, including two women, were killed and 25 others injured as two buses collided on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Kelia in Dhamrai upazila in the afternoon.
Three of the deceased were identified as Abul Kalam Azad, 57, Sumaiya Khan, 17, hailing from Faridpur district, and Kotu Miah, a bus driver.
Meanwhile, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver, Jamal, 25, was killed in another accident on the highway in Islampur area of the upazila on the day.
In Chuadanga, a head-on a collision between a truck and a human hauler left two people dead on Chuadanga-Jhenidah highway in Subdiya area of sadar upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Shafi Uddin and Khairul Islam.
In Magura, Ranjan Mondal, 60, a resident of Naubhanga village of Mohammadpur upazila, was crushed to death by a speeding bus in Magura bus stand area of the district town around 10am on Saturday.
In Comilla, an unidentified young man was crushed to death by a bus on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Kotbari in Sadar upazila in the evening.
In Munshiganj, Sirajul Islam, 55, a resident of Dakkhin Paiksa village in the upazila, was crushed under the wheels of a bus at Chhanbari on Dhaka-Mawa highway in Srinagar upazila on Saturday.
Besides, a woman and her grandson were killed when a bus knocked them down on Dhaka-Mawa highway at Ghorghar in Sreenagar upazila on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Salma Begum, 35, wife of Abdul Maley, an expatriate, and her grandson Jisan, 2, son of Mokhles Miah of Kamarpara village in the upazila.
In Madaripur, Emdad Hossain Hawladar, 25, a lawyer was killed in a road accident on Kalkini-Mollarhat road in Shikarmangal village of Kalkini upazila on Saturday.
In Shariatpur, a jail guard was killed when a bus hit his motorcycle at Charangir intersection in the district town around 9am on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ujjal Miah, 28.
