Woman dies after bike hits divider

A woman died after a motorcycle hit a road divider on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj's Sreenagar upazila yesterday.

The accident took place in the Hasara area, said Dewan Azad Hossain, station officer at the Sreenagar Fire Service.

The victim, Sakila Akter, who was riding pillion, suffered critical injuries in the crash, while her husband, Shakib Gazi, the rider, was also injured.

A fire service team rescued the couple and took them to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared Sakila dead, the official added.