Dhaka, June 26 -- Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on the Jashore-Benapole highway in Jashore Sadar upazila on Thursday.

The accident took place around 4:00 am in the Natunhaat area, said officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station Abul Hasnat.

The deceased were identified as Masudur Rahman Milon, 40, former sports affairs secretary of the Jashore District Chhatra League, and Jui, 30, of Sarathi Mill area in Jashore, reports UNB.

The injured - Mamun, 32, from Betaga village in Bagerhat's Fakirhat upazila, and Masud, 45, from Arenda village in Jashore Sadar - were taken to Jessore General Hospital.

According to police, the victims were heading towards Benapole from Jashore in a private car when the drive...