Staff Reporter :At least 21 people, including son of land minister, were killed and 50 others injured in separate road accidents on the Bangabandhu Bridge and other parts on Saturday.The accidents took place due to dense fog and reckless driving, officials saidOf the deceased, eight in Tangail, three in Chuadanga, two each in Dhaka, Chittagong and Comilla districts while one each in Joypurhat, Pabna, Jhalokati and Bogra districts, reports our correspondents. At least nine people, including a son of Land Minister Shamsur Rahman, were killed and 50 others injured in two separate accidents on the approach roads to Bangabandhu Bridge on Saturday morning.Of the deceased, four were identified as Sherif Rana, 45, son of land minister, Tofazzal Hossain, 35, from Konabari of Sirajganj, Nur Alim, 42, and Sohel, 35, from Sujanagar of Pabna.Among the injured, five were also members of police and fire service. The accidents took place from 7:00am to 9:30am due to dense fog and reckless driving. Despite heavy fog since early morning, there was no on-duty police there to take any protective measures, locals said. The first accident took place at the end of east approach road on Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail district around 7:00am and the second one at the end of the west approach road of the bridge in Sirajganj district around 9.30am.The massive accidents involved unprecedented chain collusions of at least 30 vehicles. The first accident occurred around 7:00am, in between the 30th and 40th pillar at the end of east approach road of the bridge, reports our Tangail and Sirajganj correspondents. The mayhem ensued as a Dhaka-bound passenger bus (Sarker Paribahan) from Pabna hit a cow-laden truck from behind. Two more buses and a micro-bus rammed immediately the bus and turned turtle on the bridge, leaving four dead on the spot and 20 injured, Wasim Ali, an assistant engineer of Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA), told The New Nation on Saturday afternoon. At least 25 vehicles hit one another in a row, including a passenger bus of Hanif Paribahan, National Paribahan, micro-bus, private cars and ambulance, at the end of the west approach road (between pillar No. 30 and 32) on the bridge in another accident around 9:30am.Five persons, including the minister’s son Sharif Rana, were killed and at least 30 people were injured in the second accident.Rana was rushed to Tangail Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead, Tangail Sadar Model Police Station OC Nazmul Haque Bhuiyan said. “The two separate accidents were caused due to dense fog and reckless driving,” said Wasim Ali.The deceased and injured were taken to Sirajganj and Tangail Sadar Hospitals. Among the deceased, four bodies were kept in the east police station of the bridge and two at Tangail Sadar hospital, said Akhirul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Bangabandhu Bridge east police station.Among the injured, 30 people are being treated in Sirajganj Sadar Hospital and 20 in Tangail Sadar Hospital.Meanwhile, a long tailback ensued at the both end of the bridge following the accidents, leading to immense sufferings to the passengers. “Traffic on the bridge was disrupted for two hours after the accidents. The situation improved after 11:00am,” Habibul Islam, a sergeant of Sirajganj Traffic Department, told The New Nation. He also said two pickup vans of Fire Service and police collided head-on on the spot when they went to rescue the injured, leaving five injured, including a police constable and three Fire Service men.In Chuadanga, three people were killed and 10 others injured as two passenger buses collided head-on at Joyrampur area under Damurhuda upazila of the district around 8:00am.Confirming the matter, Damurhuda Thana Officer-in-Charge Liaqat Hossain told The New Nation that the deceased could not be identified immediately.In Dhaka, two unidentified people were killed in separate road accidents in Bimanbandar intersection area and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area in city.A motorcyclist was killed and a pillion injured in a road accident on Akkelpur-Jamalganj road in Awalgari area under Akkelpur upazila of the district around 9:00am in Joypurhat.The deceased was identified as Belal Hossain, 42, hailed from Deogram under Khetlal upazila of the district.In Pabna, a 24-year youth, Sweet, was killed and three others injured in a road accident on Pabna-Ishwardi road in Manoharpur area under Pabna sadar upazila around 8:00am.The deceased was the son of one Ajmat Ali, hailed from Choto Manoharpur village of the sadar upazila.Pabna Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Abdullah Al Hasan confirmed the matter to The New Nation.In Chittagong, two people were killed and one injured in different road mishaps in the district.The deceased were identified as Rasel, 22, son of one Aminul Islam, hailed from Natunpara of Hathzari upazila and freedom fighter M Abdul Haque, 70.In Jhalokati, a rural physician, Kabir Talukder, 55, was killed in a road accident on Rajapur-Bhandaria road at Kanudashkathi area under Rajapur upazila of the district around 1:30pm.Confirming the matter, Sub-Inspector Yusuf Ali of Rajapur Police Station said the deceased hailed from Galua Durgapur area of the upazila.In Comilla, at least two people were killed in separate accidents in Debidwar and Homna upazilas of the district.The deceased were identified as Dulal Mia, 35, hailed from Hiranal village under Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria and Bashir Mia, 18, son of one Jiban Mia, hailed from Bhitikalmina village of the upazila.In Bogra, a 35-year old man was killed as a bus ran over him on Sariakandi-Chandanbaisha road at Debdanga area under Sarikandi upazila of the district around 2:30pm.The deceased was identified as Hafizar Rahman, hailed from Solartair village of the upazila.Besides, five people were injured in a road accident in Sherpur district. info-the new nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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