Sylhet Bureau :
In Sylhet, a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Babubazar area of Jakiganj Upazila in the afternoon, killing three people, including the mother and her child, and wounding 25 others.
The deceased were identified as Nasima Akhter, 22, wife of Sahabuddin of Islampur village, their daughter Ruhela Begum, 2, and Nurjahan Begum, 50, wife of Abdul Kuddus of Manikpur village in the upazila.
Locals said the Jakiganj-bound bus fell into the ditch around 4:30 pm when its diver lost control over the steering, injuring 28 people.
Three of the injured were declared dead when they were taken to hospital, said officer-in-charge of Jakiganj Police Station Mir Mohammad Naser.
In Sylhet, a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Babubazar area of Jakiganj Upazila in the afternoon, killing three people, including the mother and her child, and wounding 25 others.
The deceased were identified as Nasima Akhter, 22, wife of Sahabuddin of Islampur village, their daughter Ruhela Begum, 2, and Nurjahan Begum, 50, wife of Abdul Kuddus of Manikpur village in the upazila.
Locals said the Jakiganj-bound bus fell into the ditch around 4:30 pm when its diver lost control over the steering, injuring 28 people.
Three of the injured were declared dead when they were taken to hospital, said officer-in-charge of Jakiganj Police Station Mir Mohammad Naser.
