News in Brief --2024-11-30

Teen boy dies in Khulna,

as 'mosquito coil sparks fire in bus'

A teenage transport worker has died as a parked bus caught fire in Khulna city. The incident occurred around 2am on Friday at the Sonadanga Interdistrict Bus Terminal. The victim, Md Sharif, was a native of Munshiganj's Srinagar. The 16-year-old was an assistant to the driver of the bus. The Sundarban Paribahan bus, which ran on the Dhaka-Khulna route, was parked inside the terminal, according to transport workers. They saw a sudden fire burning inside the bus and informed the Fire Service and Civil Defence. "We assume Sharif fell asleep after lighting a mosquito repellent coil inside the bus, which ignited the fire," said police officer Shafiqul Islam. — bdnews24.com

20 people injured, as bus

overturns in Rangamati

Twenty people have been injured after a bus overturned in Rangamati's Manikchari. The passengers on the bus were on their way to Rajban Bihar for a religious event. The bus veered out of control and overturned as it reached the Bir Srestha Munshi Abdur Rouf Square area at the entrance to Manikchari town on Friday morning. The bus passengers said they were all Buddhist devotees. — bdnews24.com