Two Awami League leaders killed in road crash

Two local leaders of the ruling Awami League were killed and two others sustained injuries when their car crashed into a lorry at Pahartali of Chattogram city Monday, reports UNB.

The deceased were identified as Mohammad Nasir, 40, general secretary of ward no.2 Awami League committee of of Sitakunda Upazila; and Jubo League president of the same ward Mohammad Kamal Uddin.

The injured were identified as Raju Chowdhury, 60, president of Banshbaria Union Awami League and Ismail Hossain, 65, president of ward no. 2 Awami League. They are undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital.

The accident occured when a lorry crashed into the car coming from the opposite direction in the afternoon at the toll road area of Pahartali police station in Chattogram city, said M Sabuj, sub-inspector (SI) of Pahartali police station. One of the deceased died on the spot and the other died after being taken to the hospital.

"The injured are being treated at the hospital," he said, adding that “Both the vehicles were seized by the police.”