DHAKA: At least 15 people including a woman and her three daughters were reported dead in separated incidents in different parts of the country on Tuesday, the day after Eid-ul-Azha festival.
List of the incidents includes fire, killings, falling from vehical and road crashes.
Banglanews Correspondents reported from the areas.
Our Tangail Correspondent reports, a woman and her three daughters were burnt alive while sleeping as miscreants allegedly set fire to their house at Dakkhin Sohagpara village of Gorail Union Parishad (UP) in Mirzapur upazila of the district early Tuesday.
Of the daughters, the elder one was aged about 14 while the two others were 4 and 6.
Mirzapur Thana Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) M Nasir confirmed the matter to banglanews. Police detained three killer suspects.
Tangail Correspondent added, two people were killed when a private car plunged into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control over steering on Dhaka-Tangail highway near Mirzapur Cadet College at 9:30am on the day.
Mirzapur Thana Officer-in-Charge Golam Mustafa confirmed the matter to banglanews.
Our Feni Correspondent reports, two people were killed in a road accident in Muhuriganj area of Chhagalnaiya upazila of the district.
The identity of the deceases could not be known immediately.
Muhuriganj police outpost in-charge sergeant Joynal Abedin confirmed the matter to banglanews.
He said the accident occurred when a Chittagong-bound speedy bus, King Saudia Paribahan, collided head-on with an auto rickshaw on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in the area around 2:30pm, leaving the duo dead on the spot and eight other people injured.
Locals rushed the injured to the local hospitals.
Manikganj Correspondent reports, a schoolgirl was killed as she fell from a battery-run auto rickshaw when her scarf got tangled up with one of the wheels in Bawkhand area of Dhamrai upazila of the district.
The deceased was identified as Jharna Akhter, 10, a class IV student and daughter of Hanif Miah of Ghior area of Saturia upazila of Manikganj.
Deceased’s neighbor Anwar Hossain told banglanews that Jharna was critically injured as she fell from the auto rickshaw as her scarf got stuck with the wheel in the area around 1:45pm.
She was whisked off to the Saturia Upazila Health Complex but left her breath on the way.
Our Manikganj Correspondent reports, a man was killed and five others injured when a clash broke out among the audiences while watching a stage drama in Tewta Shatghar village in Shibalaya upazila of the district early Tuesday.
Villagers organized the stage drama.
Shibalaya Thana Officer-In-Charge Rakibuzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews.
Our Staff Correspondent from Benapole reports, a youth, who had recently converted to Islam, was found dead at his friend’s house at 7:00am on the day.
Benalope Port Thana Officer-In-Charge (investigation) Rafiqul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.
Our Rangpur Correspondent adds, two motorcycle riders were killed when a passenger bus ran over them in Modern Intersection of the city at 11:45am on the day.
Rangpur Kotawali Thana Officer-In-Charge confirmed the matter to banglanews.
Our Brahmanbaria Correspondent reports early Tuesday, miscreants stabbed an auto-rickshaw driver in Mather Gora area of the district town at 10:00am on Monday.
Sadar Thana Officer-In-Charge Akul Chandra Biswas said the killing might have been taken place over previous enmity.
Our Gaibandha Correspondent reports on Tuesday, a sexagenarian man was killed when a motorcycle hit him on Gaibandha-Sadullapur road in Docharer Gola area in Sadullapur upazila of the district on Monday night.
Three riders of the motorcycle also sustained injuries in the road crash.
Sadullapur Thana Officer-In-Charge Zia Latiful Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.
BDST: 1657 HRS, OCT 7, 2014