At least eight people were killed in two separate road accidents in Narsingdi and Narayanganj districts on Saturday.
In Narsingdi, six people were killed as a truck rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Itakhola-Katiadi road in Shibpur upazila of the district on Saturday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
The truck crashed into the auto-rickshaw at Pacharbari while heading towards Monohardi upazila, leaving the auto-rickshaw driver and five passengers dead on the spot, said Afzal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Shibpur model police station.
On information, a team of local fire service and police recovered the bodies.
In Narayanganj, two motorbike riders were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Sonargaon area of Narayanganj district last night.
The deceased were identified as Saiful Islam, 19, son of Kamal Hossain and Jahidul Islam, 19, son of Alamgir Hossain of Mijmiji para of Siddhirganj area.
Kanchpur Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Kazi Wahid Morshed said the accident is supposed to occur as the motorcycle carrying the duo lost control or any other vehicle may hit it.
He said the motorcyclists were going to Siddhirganj from Sonargaon, he added.
A case was filed in this connection.
