A catastrophic head-on collision between a passenger bus and a compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered auto-rickshaw on the outskirts of Mymensingh city has claimed seven lives, destroying three generations of a single family from Jamalpur.
The fatal accident occurred along the Rahmatpur Bypass Road in the Dapunia Hargujir Par area of Mymensingh. According to eyewitnesses and local authorities, a speeding bus belonging to Rajib Paribahan collided head-on with an oncoming auto-rickshaw. The sheer force of the impact reduced the light three-wheeler to a twisted mass of wreckage, killing all seven occupants, including the driver, either at the scene or shortly thereafter.
Three Generations Wiped Out in Seconds
Six of the deceased were residents of Jamalpur district. Four belonged to the same household in Dori Hamidpur Bhatipara village under Jamalpur Sadar Upazila. The family members have been identified as Mofazzal Hossain, 55, a construction mason; his elderly mother, Rashida Begum, 85; his daughter, Morjina, 25, who was two months pregnant; and her five-year-old son, Minal.
The remaining victims from Jamalpur were identified as Sujon Ali, 34, from Bir Gobindabari village, and Akram Ali, 48, from Nandina Badechandi village. The seventh victim was an unidentified woman hailing from Brahmanbaria district.
Mofazzal Hossain had worked as a mason in the Hotapara area of Gazipur for years, residing there with his wife and son. Desiring to have his elderly mother and married daughter near him, he had returned to his ancestral home in Jamalpur the day before the crash to bring them back to Gazipur.
On Friday at around 11:30 AM, the group departed from their village. They boarded a CNG auto-rickshaw at Nandina, intending to travel to Mymensingh before transferring to a bus bound for Gazipur. They never made it to the terminal.
Grief and Growing Anger Over Highway Safety
By Friday evening, news of the catastrophe had reached Dori Hamidpur Bhatipara, plunging the village into deep mourning. Relatives and neighbours filled the courtyard of Mofazzal’s home, where grief overwhelmed those left behind.
Mofazzal’s 70-year-old mother-in-law, Rohima Begum, collapsed repeatedly in tears as local women tried to comfort her. “My son-in-law provided everything I ever needed,” she sobbed. “He, my mother-in-law, my granddaughter, and my great-grandson are all gone. I have lost everything. Allah, what will become of us?”
Mofazzal’s sister-in-law, Ismatara, recalled his happiness at gathering the family for the journey to Gazipur, reflecting bitterly on the tragedy of losing three generations—along with Morjina’s unborn child—in a single instant.
The tragedy has sparked sharp criticism over highway discipline. Local resident Sohel Rana alleged that buses operated by Rajib Paribahan are notorious for reckless driving and frequent collisions along the bypass route. Demanding a thorough official investigation and exemplary punishment for those responsible, residents pointed to the systemic dangers of allowing high-speed long-route buses to share narrow bypass roads with vulnerable three-wheeled vehicles. Police authorities have launched an investigation into the collision and initiated legal proceedings.
