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BARISHAL, March 6, 2026 (BSS) - Two people were killed and three others 
seriously injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a 
microbus in the Kasba area of Gournadi upazila on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway 
here this morning.

The accident occurred at approximately 10:30 am when a Khulna-bound 'Tekerhat 
Express' bus collided with a Barishal-bound microbus. 

Station Officer of Gournadi Fire Service Md. Mizanur Rahman said the impact 
of the head-on crash left the microbus mangled.

Fire service personnel rushed to the spot, rescued five people from the 
wreckage and sent them to the Gournadi Upazila Health Complex, where the 
attending physician declared two of them dead.

One of the deceased was identified as Ripon, the driver of the microbus and a 
resident of Barishal city. The identity of the second deceased is yet to be 
confirmed by the law enforcers.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gournadi Highway Police Station Md. Shamim Sheikh 
said the vehicles involved in the accident have been seized and removed from 
the highway. 

While the collision caused a temporary halt in vehicle movement, the highway 
police have since restored normal traffic flow on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway.