Road crash kills senior asst secy Akhter, his driver
Two people, a senior assistant secretary of the shipping ministry and his driver, were killed when a covered van hit their private car on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway near
Fazilpur Madrasa in Sadar upazila early yesterday.
The deceased were identified as Senior Assistant Secretary Akhter Hossain, 48, and his car driver Saiful Islam, 30.
Witnesses said the accident occurred at about 6:30am when a covered van from Dhaka hit the private car coming from the opposite direction, leaving Saiful dead on the spot.
Police source said critically injured Akhter Hossain was rushed to the Feni Sadar Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries after two and a-half hours of his admission.
He was returning by the private car after attending the `Urs' at Ahalla mazar in Bhengura of Boalkhali upazilla in Chittagong.
Akhter, son of Faizullah Chowdhury of TM Bazar Kashirapara in Sandwip upazila of Chittagong, left behind his wife, one son and one daughter.
He was a resident of the Officers Quarters at Shajahanpur in Dhaka.
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