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2 crushed to death being pushed off moving bus over fare
Published : Sunday, 15 November, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Observer Online Report
Two passengers were killed after allegedly being pushed off a moving bus following an argument with conductor and helper over fares in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur on Sunday morning. A third passenger was seriously injured in the incident.
The incident took place around 8:30AM in the Jiar Gola area of the upazila.
The deceased were identified as Mukul, 30, son of Kanu Mia, and Shakil, 28, son of Lokman Hossain. Both were residents of Charai Khola village in Nilphamari Sadar upazila and worked at an under-construction establishment in Cumilla.
According to family members and local sources, several residents of the same village were returning home from Cumilla on a bus operated by Saimum Paribahan, heading towards Jaldhaka, on Saturday night.
When the bus reached Paglapir in Rangpur, an argument reportedly broke out between passengers and the bus conductor and helper over the fare.
The dispute escalated when the bus reached Taraganj. At one point, the conductor and helper allegedly pushed three passengers-- Mukul, Shakil and Atikul Islam-- off the moving bus.
Mukul and Shakil were run over by the bus's wheels and died on the spot, while Atikul sustained serious injuries.
Local residents were alerted by mobile phone and asked to stop the bus near Khiarjhumma Bazar. People in the area subsequently intercepted the vehicle.
Fire Service personnel later arrived and rescued the victims before taking them to Taraganj Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared Mukul and Shakil dead.
Meanwhile, after receiving news of the deaths, family members of the victims gathered at the scene and staged a road blockade in front of the upazila health complex on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway.
They blocked the road by placing tree trunks across it, triggering traffic disruption. The blockade was still underway when this report was filed.
Taraganj Highway Police Station OC Mostafizar Rahman confirmed the deaths and said the bus had been seized.
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