At least five people were killed in two separate road accidents in Habiganj and Natore districts on Sunday morning.
In Habiganj, four people lost their lives in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a pickup van on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Madhabpur upazila.
The accident occurred in Andiura area in the morning, police said.
The deceased included one woman and three men. They were identified as Ibrahim Mia of Shall upazila in Sunamganj, Asma Akter of Kishoreganj, and her 12-year-old son Sajib. The identity of another deceased could not be immediately established.
Several others were injured in the crash and were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
Md Sohel Rana, officer-in-charge of Madhabpur Police Station, said police, fire service personnel and local residents carried out rescue operations following the accident. Vehicular movement on the busy highway was temporarily disrupted but later returned to normal.
In a separate incident in Natore, a man identified as Julfikar Ali Jillu was killed in a road accident on the Natore-Pabna highway around 8am.
Jillu, son of Ansarul from Dashuria Nowdapara village in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna, was reportedly travelling to Banpara to bring his sister and brother-in-law his wedding ceremony when the accident occurred.
Police and local sources said he lost control of his vehicle, which veered off the road, hit a tree, and rammed into a parked truck, killing him on the spot.
The incident has cast a pall of grief over the area, with locals saying a joyful occasion turned into mourning.
Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Bonpara Highway Police Station, said authorities are investigating the incident and legal action will be taken accordingly.
