At least eight people were killed in road accidents in Nilphamari, Noakhali, Bogra, Tangail, and Narayanganj on Sunday.
In Nilphamari, a man was killed and another injured when his motorcycle collided head-on with a microbus on the Nilphamari-Sayedpur Highway of Nilphamari Sadar upazila in the morning.
The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman, 22, of Kanchanpara village in the same upazila, said Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Saiful Islam of Nilphamari Sadar police station.
He added the victim died on the spot and an unnatural death case was filed in connection with the incident.
In Noakhali, at least four construction workers were killed and 15 others injured when a pick-up van overturned in Begumganj upazila in the morning.
The deceased were identified as Musa, 25, Rubel, 35, Md Nuru, 40, and Moslem, 35.
Begumganj police station OC Harunur Rashid said the vehicle carrying 19 workers, was heading towards Banglabazar in Begumganj upazila when the accident occured.
In Bogra, a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) student leader was killed on the spot when a truck rear-ended his motorcycle on the Bogra-Dhaka Highway in the Bhober Bazar neighbourhood of Bogra town, early yesterday.
The deceased, Nazmul Ahmed Nayan, 26, was president of Shahazanpur upazila's Madla union unit BCL, confirmed Bogra Chhilimpur police outpost in-charge, SI Aziz Mondol.
In Tangail, a man was killed when an unidentified vehicle ran him over on the Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge Highway in Kalihati upazila yesterday morning.
The deceased was identified as Nur Islam Sheikh, 35, said Bangabandhu bridge east police station SI, Morsheduzzaman.
In Narayanganj, a security guard was killed when an excavator entering a factory building ran him over in the Kushabo area of Rupganj upazila in the morning.
The deceased, Shohag Mia, worked at a factory building of Best Icon BD Ltd, said Rupganj police station OC, Shahjahan.
Our correspondents Md Taiyeb Ali Sarker, Nilphamari; Ranajit Chandra Kuri, Noakhali; Nazmul Huda Nasim, Bogra; Abdullah Al Numan, Tangail; and Shamima Rita, Narayanganj, contributed to this report
