Published : 27 Mar 2026, 04:54 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:31 PM
Four members of a family, including a child, and their driver were killed when the private car they were travelling in collided with a bus in Cumilla’s Burichang Upazila.
The accident occurred around 6pm on Thursday near the Miami Hotel on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, said Mainamati Crossing Highway Police chief Abdul Momin.
The family members are Abdul Momin, 50, his wife Jharna Begum, 40, their daughter Labiba, 18, and their seven-year-old son Saif, both identified by single names. They hailed from Noakhali’s Sonaimuri Upazila.
Momin’s elder son Abrar, 12, also identified with a single name, was injured and rushed to Mainamati Cantonment General Hospital, police said.
Jamal Hossain, 52, a Barishal resident, was driving the car.
OC Momin said a Star Line Paribahan bus rammed into the car.
"The driver died on the spot. Four passengers succumbed to their injuries after being rushed to the hospital,” he added.
