Our correspondent from Barisal adds: Two people, including the central committee member of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), were killed in a road accident on Pirojpur-Mathbaria highway at Jhawtala under Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district yesterday.

The dead identified as Mashiur Rahman Mithu, 29, a central leader of BCL, and Mustafa, motorcycle rider, were killed when a Pirojpur- bound passenger bus from Mathbaria hit a motorcycle at about 1:30pm.

Witnesses and family members said Mashiur was going to Mathbaria from Bhandaria by a rented motorcycle.

Mustafa died on the spot and Mashiur succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital.

The angry people blocked the Mathbaria-Pirojpur road disrupting traffic movement following the accident.

Our correspondent from Jhenidah adds: Two people, including a minor boy, were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident at Balipara under Kaligonj upazila in the district yesterday.

The victims were identified as Emon, 7, son of Kamrul Islam of Mollakua village, and Fetu Mia, 35, of Bishoy Khali village.

Locals and police said a Jhenidah-bound passenger bus from Jessore and a truck coming from opposite direction collided, leaving Emon and Fetu Mia dead on the spot and 10 others injured, five of them critical.

The seriously injured are Moin, 30, Abdul Jabbar, 36, Mukul, 33, Lutfunnesa, 50, and driver Atiar, 38.

The injured were rushed to Jessore Hospital.

Our correspondent from Manikganj adds: One child was killed and 20 others were injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Manikganj yesterday.

The victim was identified as Sakib, 1, son of Abdul Malek of Bhatbaur village under Manikganj Sadar upazila.

Police said the accident occurred at around 8:45am at Borongail under Shivalaya Police Station when a Dhaka-bound bus hit a passenger bus, leaving Sakib dead on the spot and his mother Shahanaz Begum injured.

Shahanaz was rushed to Manikganj Sadar Hospital in a critical condition.

The body was sent to Manikganj Sadar Hospital for autopsy.