Two women have died in a car accident during a trip to Bandarban. Eleven other women were injured when the vehicle veered out of control and fell into a ditch in Ruma Upazila's Darjeeling Para on Saturday. The dead tourists have been identified as 53-year-old Firoza Begum, and 24-year-old Zainab Khatun, a postgraduate university student. The injured were initially taken to the Ruma Upazila Health Complex by rescuers before being transferred to Bandarban Sadar Hospital for advanced treatment, according to Mahbubul Haque, the Upazila executive officer (UNO). Upon receiving news of the accident, Bandarban MP Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing, Deputy Commissioner Shah Moz Mojahid Uddin, and senior police officials later visited the victims at the hospital.

Source: bd News24 January 20, 2024 12:10 UTC