2 journalists killed in bus crash on way back from watching match in Uttara, Dhaka.

Staff Reporter: Two journalists named Shakibul Islam Shakib and Rabiul Islam Raju, who were riding a motorcycle, were killed in a bus crash in Uttara, the capital. The accident occurred on the slope of the Uttara Jasim Uddin BRT flyover on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at around 4 am on Thursday (July 16). Daily Sangbad Diganta staff reporter Shakib is the son of the late Nur Islam of College Road in Bhola's Daulatkhan upazila. Daily Pran Bangladesh senior reporter Rabiul Gopalanj is the son of Shihab Uddin Molla of Nijra Madhyapara village in Sadar. Shakib lived in Mazar in Uttarakhan and Raju in Abdullahpur in Uttara. It is learned that Raju and Shakib were seriously injured in a bus crash on their way home on a motorcycle after watching the Argentina-England match at night. Rickshaw driver Md. Sagar alias Sukhel, who witnessed the accident and was sent to the hospital, said, "A red bus ran over the motorcycle and fled quickly. Even though there was space on the right side of the road, the bus ran over the motorcycle from behind. It seems that the bus was plying on the Dhaka-Mymensingh road." Sagar said, "They were rescued and first taken to the Women's Medical College Hospital in Uttara. From there, they were taken to Kurmitola General Hospital by ambulance, where the doctor on duty declared them dead." DMP's Uttara Paschim Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Khalid Mansur said, "Two journalists have died in a road accident. No one has been arrested in the incident. Efforts are underway to identify the killer driver and the vehicle." OC Khalid Mansur said that legal action is being taken in the incident. Sender: Syed Bashir Ahmed