Bangladesh, March 22 -- At least six people, including three students, were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj, Khulna, Manikganj, Brahmanbaria and Narsingdi districts on Thursday.

In Sirajganj, Hridoy, 17, a student of Dhukuria Technical College and son of Haidar Ali of Bhadraghat village in Kamarkhand upazila, was killed and two others were injured as a covered van hit them in the morning.

The accident took place around 7:30 am when the chemical-laden covered van hit three pedestrians, leaving Hridoy dead on the spot and two others injured.

The injured were taken to Sirajganj Hospital, said Habibul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kamarkhand Police Station.

Soon after the accident, the agitated people pu...