Kushtia, Dinajpur, Bogura road accidents kill five

A total of five people were killed in separate road accidents in Kushtia, Dinajpur and Bogura districts on Saturday and Friday night, report agencies.
UNB reports from Kushtia, a 30-year-old woman and her daughter were killed and her husband was injured when a covered van hit a motorbike at Nandalalpur in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district in the early hours of Saturday, said police.
The deceased were identified as Rina Khatun, wife of Ashraful Islam and their daughter Joya, 11, of Kushtia town.
The accident occurred on the Kushtia-Rajbari regional highway when Ashraful was returning home from Rajbari along with his wife and two daughters riding his motorbike.
Rina died on the spot and Ashraful and Joya sustained injuries, said Idris Ali, in-charge of Chourhash Highway Police Station.
Later, the injured were taken to a local hospital where Joya succumbed to her injuries.
Ashraful's condition is critical, said Dr Ashraful Islam, resident medical officer of Kushtia Sadar Hospital.
Another daughter of the couple fortunately remained unhurt during the accident.
The family met the tragic accident while returning to their Kushita residence from Rina's parent's house in Rajbari.
Police seized the covered van but could not arrest its driver.
In Dinajpur, a-30-year-old engineer was killed and 15 others were injured in a road accident in Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur on Friday.
The deceased Mozaharul Islam was from Tengrapara Vinail union. He worked as a sub-assistant engineer of Gaibandha's Palashbari upazila. However, the identities of the injured are yet to be known.
The accident occurred when a pickup hit Mozaharul when he was returning home on his motorbike and overturned the pickup after it lost control, leaving him dead on the spot and 15 others, including the driver, were injured, said Ziaur Rahman Zia, sub-inspector of Ghoraghat police station.
The injured were admitted to a local hospital, he said, adding that the condition of 6 injured is critical.
BSS says from Bogura, two people died in two separate road accidents in Nandigram and Sherpur upazilas of the district on Friday night.
The deceased were identified as auto van driver Afsar Ali, 55, hailed from Natore district, and Abdul Monnaf, 29, an inhabitant of Sherpur Upazila.
Officer-in-Charge of Kunderhat Highway Thana Shahidul Islam said Afsar Ali was killed in a collision between his auto van and a human hauler locally known as Bhotbhoti at around 10am at Ranbagha in Nandigram Upazila, leaving him dead on the spot.
Besides, Abdul Monnaf was crushed by a Dhaka-bound passenger bus at Mirzapur Bazar Friday night, said Baniul Anam, in charge of Sherpur Highway police camp.