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Five Shariatpur businessmen killed in Natore road crash

Published : Tuesday, 20 October, 2026 at 4:31 PM

Observer Online Report

Five businessmen from Zajira upazila of Shariatpur were killed when a passenger bus collided head-on with a sand-laden truck in Banpara area of Baraigram upazila in Natore early Tuesday.

The accident occurred while they were travelling to Taherpur in Rajshahi for business purposes. News of the accident spread on Tuesday morning (October 20), casting a pall of grief over the families, relatives and acquaintances of the victims.

The deceased were identified as Jewel Madhab (40), son of Jahir Uddin Madhab of Ramkrishnapur Madhabkandi area; Salam Molla (46), son of Jahan Uddin Molla of Dubisair Mollakandi area; Sohag Sikder (30), son of Yunus Sikder of Kajirhat area; Samad Fakir (70), a businessman from the same area; and Shahin Bepari (32), son of Razzak Bepari of Kathuria area under Palerchar Union.

The five had been doing business for a long time in Kajirhat and surrounding areas of Zajira. They were travelling to Taherpur to buy maize, onions, garlic, coriander and other agricultural products when the accident occurred before they could reach their destination.

Zajira Police Station Officer-in-Charge Salauddin Ahmed said the bodies would be handed over to the families and that all necessary legal assistance would be provided.

Zajira Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Ali Imran said the administration would take necessary measures to support the victims’ families, starting with bringing the bodies home.

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