2 killed as bus hits motorcycle on Dhaka-Ctg highway

Two motorcyclists died in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Baushia area of Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj. The victims were cousins.

The accident took place around 7:15pm on Friday (July 4).

The victims, identified as Mehedi Hasan, 29, and Mahmudul Hasan Munna, 31, both hail from Matlab South upazila in Chandpur. Mahmudul, the son of Abdul Mannan from Bahari village, worked as a textile engineer at a private company. Mehedi Hasan came from the nearby village of Kashimpur within the same upazila.

Eyewitness Mazharul Islam Sohan said, “Mahmudul and Mehedi were traveling to Dhaka from Matlab South on a motorcycle. When they reached Bhoberchar, a speeding Tisha Paribahan bus hit their motorcycle from behind. Both of them were thrown off the bike. One died on the spot, and the other was declared dead after being taken to a local hospital.”

Gazaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Anwar Alam Azad said, “With the help of locals, the bus involved in the accident has been seized. However, the driver and helper fled the scene. The highway police have filed a case regarding the incident.”