Dhaka, Aug. 6 -- At least seven people were killed and four others were injured as a speeding microbus carrying family members of an expatriate plunged into a roadside canal in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district early Wednesday, said Fire Service.

Two of the deceased were identified as Oman expatriate Bahar Uddin's wife Kabita and his daughter Mim, residents of Chopalli village under Hajjirpara in Lakshmipur district, said Farid Uddin, assistant director of Noakhali Fire Service.

Talha Bin Zashim, officer (media) at Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters, said the accident occurred around 5:40am when the microbus lost control on Noakhali-Lakshmipur regional road in Jagadishpur area and fell into Wapda canal in Chandragan...