Two Jamaat leaders dead, several hurt in bus crash at Faridpur’s BhangaTwo Jamaat-e-Islami leaders have been killed and several others injured when their minibus was hit by a long-route coach at the Bhanga roundabout in Faridpur as they were travelling to a party rally in Dhaka. The crash occurred around dawn on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway, according to Bhanga Police Station chief Mohammad Ashfaq Hossain. He added that the vehicle had made a brief stop at the Bhanga roundabout when a Royal Express bus travelling from Khulna to Dhaka rear-ended the stationary minibus. "Upon receiving news of the accident, police from Bhanga Police Station, Bhanga Highway Police, and members of the Fire Service rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control,” Ashfaq said. The bodies and the minibus were later placed under the custody of the Bhanga Highway Police, he added.

Source: bd News24 July 19, 2025 05:57 UTC