There is no alternative to irrigation to stop fruits from dropping, but water is scarce in the hilly region
Seven dead as truck crashes into auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh
A sand-hauling truck has hit an auto-rickshaw head-on, leaving seven people dead at Tarakanda in Mymensingh.
Published : 14 Feb 2016, 02:32 PM
Updated : 14 Feb 2016, 06:01 PM
The accident occurred at Dayarampur on Mymensingh-Natrakona road on Sunday evening, Tarakanda Police Station OC Mazharul Haque said.
Six of the victims were identified as Monir Hossain, 40, his wife Kochi Akter, 35, their daughter ‘Mim’, 7, Ayesha Akter, 25, Asma Akter, 20, all from Durgapur of Netrakona, and auto-rickshaw driver Habibur Rahman.
Two others injured in the accident were taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, the OC said.
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