Representational imageIn Dinajpur, a pedestrian named Kawsar, 38, was killed after a truck ran over him on the Dinajpur-Thakurgaon Highway in Bottoli on Saturday afternoonAt least five people were killed, and 40 injured in road accidents in Dinajpur, Gopalganj, Sirajganj, Gaibandha, and Habiganj on Saturday. In Gopalganj, van driver Abdur Rouf Gazi, 45, was killed on the spot after a covered van rammed his vehicle on the Gopalganj-Tekerhat road in Ulpur. In Habiganj, two men were killed in separate road accidents. In Gaibandha, at least 40 passengers, including women and children, were injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch near Gaibandha-Palashbari road. In Sirajganj, a motorcyclist was killed on Saturday when a bus of Hanif Paribahan rammed his motorcycle on the Hatikumrul-Sirajganj Highway.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 08, 2019 18:56 UTC