Road crashes kill 8
Eight people were killed and 14 others injured in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Chittagong, Pabna and Satkhira yesterday.
Our Brahmanbaria correspondent reports: Four people were killed and four injured when a Sylhet-bound truck rammed into a Dhaka-bound microbus on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway near Islamabad Gugod area in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria yesterday morning.
Three passengers of the microbus -- Abdul Latif, 55, his daughter Rozina Akter, 22, and one of their relatives Riad Hossain, 10, -- died on the spot while Kanta Akter, 15, their another relative, succumbed to her injuries on the way to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital.
The critically injured, whose identities were not known immediately, were admitted to the same hospital.
Staff correspondent from Chittagong says: Two people were killed on the spot and 10 others injured when a Chittagong-bound bus collided head-on with a Cox's Bazar-bound microbus on the Chittagong-Cox's Bazar highway in Bhendi Bazar area under Chakaria upazila in Cox's Bazar yesterday morning.
The deceased were Zakir Hossain, 36, of Chakaria municipality area, and Sumi Akter, 30, of Harbang of Chakaria upazila.
Our Pabna correspondent adds: A minor girl was killed when a speedy Nosiman, locally made three-wheeler, hit her while she was crossing road at Neutigasa of Mulgram union in Chatmohar upazila yesterday.
The deceased was Shima Khatun, 10, daughter of Shahed Ali, of village Shibpur of Chatmohar upazila.
Our Satkhira correspondent says: A 15-year old boy was killed when a goods-laden truck knocked him down on the Assassuni-Baliapur road near Batra Bridge in Assassuni upazila yesterday.
The deceased was Manirul Islam, 15, son of Ruhul Amin, of village Batra of Assassuni upazila.
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