Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- At least 6 people were killed and 40 others critically injured in a head on collision between a Dhaka bound passenger bus and a microbus on the Dhaka-Tangail Bangabandhu Bridge highway.

The deceased were identified as-Jahirul Islam (55), joint Director of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation in Jashore, Dulal Hossain (50) from Kutumbapur village under Chandina Upazila in Cumilla, Malikana Banu Rubi (65) and her son Rifat Al Hasan (40) from Jaleswaritola from Bagura, Tahmin (6), father of Abbas Ali from Agran village under Boraigram in Natore and Sushil Chandra Shill, father of Jagal Chandra Shill from Kutumbapur village under Chandina Upazila in Cumilla district.

The accident took place on Thursday noon at th...