Female garment worker killed in road accident near Banani Chairman House U-turn

A female garment worker was killed in a road accident near the Banani Chairman House U-turn area. Protesting her death, angry colleagues blocked the road on Monday morning (10 March 2025). Confirming the incident and identifying the deceased female garment worker, Banani Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Rasel Sarwar said, 'Her name is Sumaiya Akhter, and she would be 19 or 20 years old. Her body has been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.' However, the OC remarked that he has not yet been able to find out where another injured person is receiving treatment.

Zia Rahman Zico, Additional Deputy Commissioner of the Gulshan Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said, "A woman died in a road accident near the Banani Chairman House U-turn area this morning. However, it is not yet known which vehicle caused the accident." He informed that following the accident, garment workers blocked all roads in the area. "They have also stopped traffic movement on the elevated expressway," he added.

According to traffic police information, although traffic movement is possible from Gulshan-2 through Gulshan-1 via Amtoli, alternative arrangements have been taken for vehicle movement at the Banani-Kakoli intersection and Mohakhali Amtoli. Police are working to control the situation.