DHAKA, 28 March, 2021, (TON): Three people were killed and four others were wounded in an accident at Padua area of Lohagara Upazila on Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar highway early Sunday.

The dead were identified as Shah Alam, 41, Md Ayas, 40, and Md Jahangir, 30. They all were residents of Ukhiya Upazila in Cox's Bazar, said officer-in-charge of Dohazari Highway police station.

The accident took place as Cox's Bazar-bound Noah hit a truck, parked beside the road, from the back after its driver lost control over the gear at about 3:00 am in front of Padua Union Parishad office at Lohagara Upazila, he said.

The accident left Shah Alam dead on the spot while Ayas and Jahangir were declared dead at Chakaria hospital in the morning while undergoing treatment, he added.

The injured were undergoing treatment at Chakaria and Cox's Bazar hospital, the OC said.

KABUL, 18 March, 2021, (TON): Three individuals have been killed and 11 others injured when a side of the road bomb hit a transport conveying Afghan government workers in Kabul on Thursday, authorities said.

The bombarding went ahead the day the Afghan government, Taliban, and key nations, including the US and Russia, accumulate in Moscow to push for a decrease in viciousness to impel the Afghan harmony measure forward.

A spokesman for the Kabul police confirmed the casualty figures but gave no further details. Another official said the vehicle was carrying Afghan government employees.

The blast hit a bus which was rented by the Afghan ministry of information and technology to transport employees, said Abdul Samad Hamid Poya, a ministry adviser.

He added that it was unclear at the moment who the victims are.