Jessore road crash kills college girl, hurts 5 of her kins

A college girl was killed and five of her relatives were injured when a covered-van hit a three-wheeler carrying them in the Ulashi Bazar area of Sarsha upazila in Jessore on Wednesday night.

The deceased -- Arpita Khatun, 20, of the upazila -- died on the spot. The five injured were rushed to Jessore Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.

Police said the incident occurred when the six were going to a relative's house. In Jhalakathi, a student of Barisal BM College was killed as a bus hit his motorcycle on Barisal-Pthargatha highway in Fire Station area of Rajapur yesterday.

The deceased Mejba Rahman, 23, of Sattorkanda was an honours student of history.

In Chapainawabganj Sadar, Al Amin, 50, of Raninagar-Horipur village was killed as a truck hit his motorcycle was killed in Kallayanpur area yesterday.