A bus lost control and fell into a ditch in Fulgazi in Feni on its way back from the Sunni community assembly in Dhaka. At least 21 worshipers were injured.
The accident occurred on Saturday morning (December 21) in Pandua area of Phulgazi upazila on Feni-Parashuram road.
All the injured are residents of Parashuram upazila. Six of them are in critical condition.
Doctor Asif Iqbal from Feni Sadar Hospital said, “We provided medical care to 21 injured people.” Six people with serious injuries were taken to hospital.
The official at Folghazi police station, Muhammad Waheed Parvez, confirmed the matter. He said some devotees had booked a bus from Parashuram on Friday (December 20) to attend a convention in Dhaka. The bus they were carrying after Mahvil was on its way back from Dhaka on Saturday morning in Pandua area of Phulgazi upazila on Feni Parashuram Road when the driver lost control and the bus met with an accident.
He added that at least 21 worshipers were injured in the incident. Local residents rescued them and admitted them to the 250-bed Feni General Hospital.