In Comilla, five people died and 10 others injured in an accident in Chauddagram upazila in the morning. The deceased were identified as China Hizra, 50, Hashi Begum, 40, Aslam Mollah, 50, Salam Mia, 52, and Anwar Hossain, 45. Mia Bazar highway police outpost’s In-Charge Monjurul Alam said a bus collided with a truck on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway around 6am. In Jessore, a man was killed after being hit by a covered van on the Jessore-Magura Road in Sadar upazila’s Bahadurpur area around 9am Sunday. Kotwali police station Sub-Inspector (SI) Sobhan Sharif said Asmot was run over and killed on the spot when he was crossing the road on a bicycle.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 17, 2019 17:32 UTC