MUNSHIGANJ: Two people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Pakhi point area of Gazaria Upazila early Sunday. 

The passengers who died on the spot were identified as Tazem Ali, 19, Rasel Mia, 22. 

Sources said that the bus plunged into a roadside ditch in the area around 3:00am, killing the duo and injuring 15 people.

Confirming the matter, Bhaber Char police outpost Sergeant Saiful Islam told banglanews that the bodies were kept at Bhaber Char Health Complex. 

BDST: 1004 HRS, OCT 26, 2014