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Monday | January 19, 2026 | Dhaka

7 die in Madaripur crash

Onlookers rush to an accident-hit passenger bus as it fell into a ditch after running over an auto-rickshaw in Mustafapur Millgate area on Dhaka –Barishal Highway in Madaripur on Sunday leaving seven people dead.

 

NN Desk :

At least seven people have been killed when a bus collided with an autorickshaw at Madaripur’s Ghatakanda.

The crash occurred around 5:15pm on Sunday and rescue operations were ongoing, the Fire Service said.

The accident occurred around 5:15pm on Sunday, with rescue operations ongoing, the Fire Service Media Cell Officer Talha Bin Jasim said, reports bdnews24.com
The autorickshaw was crushed under the bus, killing all the passengers of the three-wheeler on the spot.

Talha Bin Jashim, an official of the Fire Service and Civil Defense (Media cell), said the accident occurred around 5:25 pm when the bus of ‘Sarbik Paribahan’ crashed into the auto-rickshaw, leaving six dead on the spot.

On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.