Chakma killed in road accidents
The Daily Star, 18/11/2006

At least six people were killed and 45 others injured in separate road accidents in Habiganj, Satkhira, Brahmanbaria, Mymensingh, Barisal and Khagrachhari yesterday.
UNB from Habiganj reports: Two people were killed and 30 others injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Biramchar area of Sadar upazila early yesterday.
Nadera Begum, 18, daughter of Shamsher Ali of Mirpur in Dhaka, was killed on the spot while Dulal Miah, 30, of Lakhaura village in Sylhet, succumbed to his injuries at the Sadar Hospital.
Police and local sources said the accident occurred at 5:00am when a Sylhet-bound coach hit a roadside tree and fell into the ditch as its driver lost control over the steering.
Of the injured, two were rushed to the Sadar Hospital.
Police seized the bus, but the driver was absconding.
Another report adds: A truck hit a bicyclist identified as Abdul Karim Sarder, 55, from behind at Thrishmail Crossing on Satkhira-Khulna Highway in Satkhira yesterday morning, leaving him dead on the spot.
In Bahmanbaria, one Khurshid Miah, 47, was crushed under the wheels of a microbus at Khoriala Bus Stand in Ashuganj upazila yesterday.
Later, local people put up barricade on the road for half-an-hour demanding a speed breaker in front of the bus stand.
Our correspondent from Mymensingh adds: A truck driver was crushed under the wheels of his own vehicle on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Bailor in Trishal upazila yesterday morning.
The deceased was identified as Abdus Shahid.
The accident occurred when a aubergine-laden Dhaka-bound truck from Jamalpur skidded off the road as its driver lost control over the steering. The driver was crushed under the wheels of the truck when he tried to flee the scene at around 7:00am. He died on the spot. Road communication on this highway was disrupted for an hour.
The body was sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) morgue for autopsy.
Our Correspondent from Barisal says: A bicyclist crushed under the wheels of a passenger bus on the Barisal-Banaripara-Swarupkati road yesterday.
The dead was identified as Firoz, 22, a bicyclist.
Witnesses and hospital sources said, the accident occurred when a Barisal-bound passenger bus from Banaripara hit Firoz from behind near Guthia Baitul Aman Mosque at about 3:00pm while he was going to Raipasha.
He was rushed to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries at 4:30pm.
His body was handed over to relatives after lodging a case with Uzirpur Police Station.
The agitated mob put up barricade on the Barisal-Banaripara-Swarupkati road since the afternoon and was continuing till filing of this report.
The victim's relatives said Firoz died without treatment as there was no doctor to attend him at the hospital.
Our correspondent from Khagrachhari adds: At least 15 people were injured, 10 of them critically, in a road accident while a passenger Zeep collided head-on with a truck at Champaghat under Khagrachhari Sadar upazila here at around 11:00am yesterday.
The injured are Zatisshar Chakma 47, Sunity Bikash Chakma 40, Zatindra Tripura 40, Sekander Ali 28, Hemal Chakma 10, Subrata Chakma 40, Bijoy Kumar Chakma 55, Safiqul Islam 35, Zaman 45 and Abul Hashem.
The critically injured were rushed to the Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital while five others to Mohalchhari upazila health complex.