BOGRA: A soldier of Bangladesh army along with his son was killed and wife injured as a bus crushed his motorbike at Shajahanpur upazila in Bogra on Saturday (November 4).

The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, son of late Nokib Uddin, hailed from Ghior upazila in Manikganj and his son Rafiul Islam Nafis, aged three and half years old.

On the other hand, wife of the soldier, identified as Nigar Sultana Hira, 24, is undergoing treatment at the ICU of Combined Military Hospital in Bogra.

Shajahanpur Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Humayun Rashid Chowdhury told Banglanews that the tragic accident occurred at the TMSSS Filling Station area of Dhaka-Bogra Highway in Shajahanpur upazila.

An air-conditioned bus of SR Travels crushed the soldier’s motorbike when he was going towards Bogra town, leaving the father and son dead on the spot at around 2:30 pm.

Following the accident, police seized accused bus from Sherpur area of the Highway.

However, the SI could not give information about the driver and the helper.

BDST: 1915 HRS, NOV 04, 2017
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