April 17, 2025
The victims were travelling to their workplace on a motorcycle when a bus crashed into their vehicle, authorities said
It is initially believed that the bus was speeding and trying to overtake a vehicle when it veered out of control, hit a power pole, and fell into a roadside ditch
As many as 40 people are hospitalised, 15 of whom are in critical condition
The bus was carrying around 70 tourists and was en route to Puri after visiting Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Indian media report
Tasnia Islam Prema, 18, dies during treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital
Bus authorities in Jatrabari and Sayedabad say that they have sold out of tickets for two long-haul buses on the Barishal-bound route until Thursday
Two of the injured succumb to their injuries at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, while another died at the Lohagara Health Complex
At least six other people have been injured after a Soudia Paribahan bus headed to Cox’s Bazar crashed into a minibus travelling in the opposite direction
