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Vol. 5 Num 149 Thu. October 21, 2004  
   
General


Two killed in road accidents


Two people were killed under the wheels of a truck on Jhenidah-Kushtia highway in Shailakupa upazila yesterday.

The dead were identified as Shamsuddin Bishwas,70, of Agunipara and Zakir Hossain,17, of Tribeni.

Police said the Kushtia-bound truck first ran over Shamsuddin near Sheikpara Bazar while he was crossing the road at noon and then rammed a rickshaw-van, parked on the roadside, killing van puller Zakir on the spot.

Police, however, seized the truck at Madhupur area of the highway. A case was filed.