Published : 10 Feb 2026, 04:22 PM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:08 PM
At least two people have died after two buses collided head-on in Pabna’s Sathia Upazila.
Another 15 people were injured in the accident.
The accident occurred around 7:30am on Tuesday near the Sholabarhia Bridge at Madhpur on the Pabna–Dhaka Highway under Ataikula Police Station in the Upazila, said Madhpur Highway Police chief (OC) Mustafizar Rahman.
The OC said a Shahjadpur Travels bus was heading to Dhaka from Pabna in the morning. Near the Sholabarhia Bridge, it collided head-on with a Machhranga Paribahan bus coming from the opposite direction.
One person died on the spot and several others were injured in the accident.
Police and locals rescued the injured and sent them to different hospitals. Another person died on the way to Pabna General Hospital.
The OC said the names of the deceased and the injured could not be confirmed immediately. However, one of the two deceased was the driver of the Shahjadpur Travels bus and the other was a helper of the Machhranga Paribahan bus.
He added that 12 to 13 people have been admitted to hospital with serious injuries.
