Road accidents claim 12 lives

Four people have been killed in a head-on collision between two buses near Nimtoli area under Shreenagar upazila of Munshiganj district. The identities of the deceased could not be ascertained yet. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Louhajong Circle ASP Samsuzzaman Babu said: “Two buses of Gangchil Poribohon and Prachesta Poribohon collided head-on near Nimtoli area around 1:40pm on Monday, killing four people on the spot.” In Magura, two motorcyclists were killed as a pickup van hit them from behind in Parananduwali area under Sadar upzila. The deceased were identified as Kuddus, shopkeeper, and Ibrahim, an employee of Rural Electrification Board. In Bagerhat, a homeopath doctor was killed as a bus hit his motorcycle near a refueling station beside the Khulna-Mawa Highway. Arifur Rahman, 40, was a resident at Arpata village, Baruipara union parishad. In Kurigram, a union parishad member namely Suruzzaman Suja, 45, died at Bhurungmari upzila. Officer-in-Charge of Bhurungamari police station told the Dhaka Tribune that a truck hit him while he was returning home by a motorcycle after an arbitration meeting. In Rangpur, a biker was killed when a passenger-bound bus hit him at Chikli village under Taraganj upzila. The deceased was identified as Atiar Rahman, 52. In Chuadanga, a Jubo League activist Amin Mia, 38, was killed in Akandabari area. In Bogra, women were killed and 26 others injured after a head-on collision between a truck and coach in Ambagan area in the early hours of the day.