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70-year-old woman dies after being hit by minister’s car in Bogura

From Daily Star · () English

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  • Firoza Begum, 70, died after a car carrying Bangladesh State Minister Abdul Bari and his wife hit her in Bogura’s Shibganj upazila, police said.
  • The minister suffered a leg injury and his wife sustained minor injuries after the SUV swerved into a paddy field while trying to avoid the woman.
  • Police recorded a General Diary but had filed no case by the evening, while local authorities provided Tk 25,000 to the victim’s family for burial.

Firoza Begum was crossing a road in Gopinathpur when a car carrying State Minister for Public Administration and Food Abdul Bari struck her. The 70-year-old woman later died in hospital.

The accident happened at about 9:00am as Bari travelled from Dhaka to Joypurhat. Police said the SUV swerved off the Bogura-Joypurhat road and fell into a paddy field while trying to avoid hitting her. Bari injured his right leg, and his wife suffered minor injuries.

Firoza was first taken to a local clinic before being transferred to TMSS Medical College and Rafatullah Community Hospital in Bogura. She died at about 11:45am while receiving treatment. A hospital staff member said she had a broken leg and injuries to one hand and her head.

My aunt was on her way to visit her daughter’s house. After the police protocol van passed, she started crossing the road and got hit by the minister’s car.

· Imran HossainFiroza Begum’s nephew described the circumstances of the collision to local journalists.

Firoza’s nephew, Imran Hossain, told local journalists that his aunt had been going to visit her daughter. “After the police protocol van passed, she started crossing the road and got hit by the minister’s car.”

Police said no case had been filed over the accident and Firoza’s death, although officers recorded a General Diary. Bari was initially taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital and was travelling to Dhaka for advanced treatment, according to his assistant personal secretary. The Shibganj upazila administration gave Tk 25,000 to Firoza’s family for burial.

No case has been filed regarding the minister’s car accident and Firoza Begum’s death. However, we have recorded a General Diary.

· Shaheenuzzaman, officer-in-charge of Shibganj Police StationHe described the police action taken after the fatal accident.
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Originally published by Daily Star in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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