BNP leader Elias Fakir dies in Dhaka after Gopalganj 10-vehicle pile-up, two cars of MP's convoy damaged

BNP leader Elias Fakir (45), who was injured in a collision involving 10 vehicles at Baraitala bus stand in Muksedpur upazila of Gopalganj, has died. He died at noon while undergoing treatment in Dhaka.

Elias Fakir was the member secretary of Ragdi Union BNP in Muksedpur upazila.

On Friday (13 November) at around 10:30am, a private car and a passenger bus first collided head-on in the Baraitala bus stand area of the Dhaka-Barishal highway.

After that, buses, trucks, private cars and battery-run easy bikes collided one after another.

Four passenger buses, two private cars, two trucks and two easy bikes were involved in the accident. More than fifty passengers were injured in the incident.

Elias Fakir was seriously injured in the accident. He was immediately sent to Dhaka for advanced treatment, where he died at noon while under treatment.

Two cars in the convoy of Selimuzzaman Selim, MP for Gopalganj-1 (Muksedpur-Kashiani), were damaged in the accident. The MP's car was also somewhat damaged.

The MP's convoy met with the accident in the Baraitala bus stand area while entering Muksedpur, as he was travelling from Dhaka towards his constituency.

However, MP Selimuzzaman Selim himself said that he is unhurt and well.

Muksedpur police station officer-in-charge (OC) Abdullah Al-Mamun confirmed the incident. He said 20 to 25 seriously injured people were rescued and sent to hospitals in Faridpur and Bhanga. Others were given treatment locally.

After the incident, traffic on the highway remained closed for about an hour. The OC said traffic on the road was normalised after an hour.

MP Selimuzzaman Selim of Gopalganj-1 expressed deep grief over the death of BNP leader Elias Fakir in the road accident. He conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.