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Six killed in separate incidents across country

Saturday, 12 September 2015


Six persons were killed in separate incidents across the country during the last 24 hours, according to  news agencies.
In Jhenidah, a college girl was killed and her mother and brother were injured as a truck crashed into their motorcycle at Kodalia Munshipara in Sadar upazila Friday.
In Gazipur, two people, including a woman, were killed and three others injured as a bus knocked down a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Nayanpur on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Sreepur upazila on Friday morning.
One of the deceased was identified as Adbur Rashid, 45, a resident of Faridpur village. Witnesses said a BRTC bus coming from Netrakona district crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Nayanpur around 8:30am, leaving two people dead and three others injured on the spot.
In Rajshahi, a housewife died after she received a snakebite at Biharipara in Puthia upazila on Thursday afternoon.  The deceased was identified as Shaheda Begum, 45, wife of Rajab Ali.  Locals said a venomous snake bit Shaheda while she was sleeping in her room early Thursday.
In Satkhira, a man died from electrocution in Ashashuni upazila headquarters on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Abul Bashar, 32, son of Shohrab Gazi, a resident of Shreeula village of the upazila.
In Chittagong, a Syrian mariner was killed while anchoring ship at Chittagong port this morning. The victim was Abdur Rahim, 25, a mariner of Syrian ship of MV Marikana, hailed from Syria.