Our Correspondents :
At least 21 people were killed and several others injured in separate road accidents in four districts of the country on Friday.
In Sylhet, eight people were killed and eighteen others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway.
The deceased are Md Manjur Ali, 38, Jahangir Hossain, 30, Imran Khan Rumel, 48, Salman Khan, 28, Md Nurul Amin, 55, Nadim Ahmed Sagar, 20, Shah Kamal, 45, and Rahima, 30.
The accident took place in the Rashidpur area of the city around 7am when a bus of London Express collided with a bus of Ena Paribahan coming from the opposite direction, said Dakshin Surma police station Officer-in-Charge Md Monirul Islam.
Sylhet Fire Service and Civil Defence Deputy Director Kobad Ali Sarkar said four people died on the spot and four others succumbed to their injuries at MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital.
The injured people were undergoing treatment at different hospitals, according to police.
In Bogra, three passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and its driver were killed as a bus hit the three-wheeler in Shajahanpur upazila.
Two of the deceased were identified as Kali Das, 72, and Shah Jamal, 34. The authorities have yet to identify the others.
Bogra Fire Service Senior Station Officer Bazlur Rashid said the accident took place in the Majhira area around 6am when a bus of Shaon Paribahan rammed the CNG-run auto-rickshaw from behind.
Three people died on the spot while another died on his way to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College and Hospital, he added.
In Barisal, a motorcycle rider and the person riding pillion were killed when the two-wheeler collided with a truck on the slope of Shaheed Abdur Rab Serniabat Bridge.
The deceased are Sharif Sheikh, 20, and Al Amin, 21.
The accident took place around 10am, said Barisal Metropolitan Police Sub-Inspector Sagir Hossain.
Sharif was pronounced dead on arrival at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital, while
Al Amin died while being taken to Dhaka for better treatment.
In Mymensingh, two people who were on a motorcycle died after the vehicle collided head-on with a truck in Dhobaura upazila.
The deceased are Jahid Hasan Russel, 32, and Shahidul Kaiser Rony, 34.
The accident occurred near Mekiarkanda Bazaar around 10:30am, according to police.
Jahid died on the spot while Shahidul was pronounced dead after he was taken to Haluaghat Upazila Health Complex.
The truck driver and his assistant were in police custody, said Dhobaura police station Inspector Chaad Miah.
