8 killed, 16 injured in road crashes

Eight people were killed and 16 others injured in separate road accidents in Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha, Mymensingh, Jessore, Tangail and Dinajpur on Monday and yesterday.
Our Lalmonirhat correspondent reports, three people were killed as a bus hit their motorbike on Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway in Karbala Dighee area in Hatibandha upazila yesterday noon.
The victims were Shahidul Islam, 35, Ahmed Ali, 42, and Mokhlesar Rahman, 36.
Agitated locals blocked the highway in the area for two hours and vandalised two trucks and two buses.
Our Gaibandha correspondent reports, Mokshed Ali, 38, of Kurigram, was killed and 12 others were injured as a coach fell into a ditch beside Rangpur-Bogra highway at Jagannathpur in Pirganj upazila early yesterday.
The injured were taken to Pirganj Upazila Health Complex.
Our Mymensingh correspondent reports, Suruj Miah, 38, of Majhail village in Haluaghat upazila, died as a truck hit him on Mymensingh-Haluaghat road in Dhara area in the upazila yesterday.
Our Benapole correspondent reports, Jahanara Parvin, 34, daughter of Mujibur Rahman of Jhikargachha upazila, died on Monday night as a bus hit her on Benapole-Jessore highway in Navaran area of Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Sunday night.
Our Tangail correspondent reports, an unidentified man was killed and three others were injured when a microbus rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Rabna in Tangail sadar upazila yesterday.
The injured were admitted to Tangail General Hospital.
Our Dinajpur correspondent reports, a madrasa teacher was killed and another injured as a pickup hit his motorbike on Parbatipur-Phulbari road at Haldibari in Parbatipur upazila yesterday afternoon.
The deceased Md Azgar Ali, 50, was a teacher of Pashchim Suvdevpur Ittedar Madrasa.