Two other traders from the same upazila, Faisal and Alamgir Madbor, were injured in the accident.
TBS Report
20 October, 2026, 04:55 pm
Last modified: 20 October, 2026, 04:59 pm
Five traders from Zajira upazila in Shariatpur were among the 14 people killed in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a sand-laden truck in Baraigram upazila of Natore early today (20 October).
They were travelling to Taherpur in Rajshahi to purchase agricultural products for their businesses.
The accident occurred in the Sarkarpara area on the Natore-Pabna highway in Baraigram upazila.
Zajira Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Saleh Ahmed said he had learnt about the accident through social media but had not received any official information from the relevant authorities in Natore or the victims' families.
He said police would take the necessary legal steps to bring the bodies back to Zajira once they received the relevant information.
The deceased were Jewel Madbor of Ramkrishnapur Madborkandi; Salal Mollah of Dubisaybar Molyakandi; Sohag Shikder of Dubisaybar Kazirhat; Samad Fakir of Kazirhat; and Shahin Bepari of Kathuria in Palerchar union.
Two other traders from the same upazila, Faisal and Alamgir Madbor, were injured in the accident.
According to local residents, the five traders had been doing business in Kazirhat and surrounding areas of Zajira for years.
Jewel Madbor ran wholesale and rod and cement businesses, while Samad Fakir traded in wholesale goods and Shahin Bepari sold turmeric. Salal Mollah and Sohag Shikder also traded in various products.
The five knew one another as they lived in the same area and were involved in business.
Aminul Islam, joint general secretary of the Kazirhat Traders' Association, said seven traders had travelled to Rajshahi for business, of whom five were killed and two injured.
"One of my relatives is also among them," he said.
Zajira Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Al Imran said he had learnt about the incident from traders at Zajira Bazar.
Describing the incident as heartbreaking, he said the authorities, and he personally stood beside the bereaved families.