At least five people were killed and 15 injured as a bus overturned on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha early today.
Three of the deceased were identified as Riaz Uddin of Mithapukur in Rangpur, Mahabul Islam of Patgram in Lalmonirhat and Sunil Kumar of Tangail.
Akeruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Gobindaganj Highway police, said the accident took place in Jummar Ghar area around 3:00am when the Burimari-bound 'Barkat Enterprise' bus overturned on the highway, leaving three people dead on the spot and 17 injured.
Later, two injured people died on the way to hospital.
District administration provided Tk 10,000 each to the deceased's family.
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