PATUAKHALI, Jan 8, 2026 (BSS) - A battery-run auto-rickshaw driver was killed and two passengers were seriously injured after a goods-laden truck ran over the auto-rickshaw in Bauphal upazila of the district today. The accident occurred around 7:00 pm today on the Bauphal-Dashmina road in front of Panchayet Bari Mosque at Kalaiya Union of the upazila. Local people rescued the injured from the spot and took them to Bauphal Upazila Health Complex. Emergency department physician Dr Nurjahan of Bauphal Upazila Health Complex said the auto-rickshaw driver Md Motaleb Munshi had died before being brought to the hospital. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bauphal Police Station Md Siddiqur Rahman said police were sent to the spot after receiving the news of the accident.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 08, 2026 17:28 UTC