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'Transport workers block road in Mohakhali
Fri, Jul 29th, 2011
Dhaka, July 28 — Traffic was halted for over an hour at Mohakhali area in the city on Thursday afternoon as transport workers blocked the road following a clash with students.
Police said students of Mohakhali Titumir College captured a bus of Shyamol Bangla Paribahan, beat up the driver and took away the papers and the key.
In protest, transport workers blocked the road in front of the bus terminal.
Police arrived on the scene from Gulshan police station and brought the situation under control.
Police station officer-in-charge Shah Alam told that the workers withdrew the blockade after the police recovered the bus, its keys and papers.
'Bus-truck Collision in Bogra
Eighteen people were killed and 21 others injured as a truck collided with a passenger bus in Shahjahanpur upazila of the district early yesterday.
All the victims were passengers of the bus bound for Joypurhat.
The injured said the driver seemed drowsy while driving the vehicle and at one stage lost control over the vehicle.
Throughout the journey, the driver was reckless, said Sirajul , a survivor of the crash.
"We asked the driver to be careful but he didn't pay any heed to us.
"Locals said the accident occurred at Noymile around 5:45am when a Dhaka-bound goods-laden truck hit a bus that left Dhaka the previous night.
Eleven people including four children and four women died on the spot while the others died at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogra.
Reaz Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Shahjahanpur Police Station, said the drivers of both the vehicles were driving recklessly and lost control while taking a turn at Noymile.
In protest at the accident, locals blocked the highway near the spot around 6:15am.
They, however, withdrew the blockade after two hours when officials of the local administration went to the spot and requested them to free the highway.
Among the dead, 14 could be identified.
They are Zahedul , 30, Abdul Khalek, 60, and Wahedul, 35, of Shibganj upazila in Bogra; Dulali Khatun, 24, her daughter Najiya Khatun, 5, and Nizamuddin, 50, of Mirpur; Kaiyum, 56, of Chawkbazar in Dhaka; Rezaul, 38, of Akkelpur upazila; Khatun, 35, of Khetlal upazila; Abul Kashem, 50, Hanif, 35, and Mansur, 30, of Panchbibi in Joypurhat; Shahidul , 40, and Bengu, 55.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the deaths in the tragic road accident, reports UNB.
She conveyed her profound sympathy to the bereaved families and prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls.
The prime minister also ordered the administration to ensure the injured get the best treatment.
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