Two sub-inspectors (SI) of police died after falling from their microbus off a roadside pond in Sonargaon area of Narayanganj on Monday evening.
The deceased were identified as Kazi Saleh Ahmed, son of Kazi Nurul Islam of Monsurabad at Bhanga in Faridpur and SM Shariful Islam, son of Yunus Ali of Charvatpara in Gopalganj.
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the police station Rafiqul Islam was injured in the accident. And he was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
SM Shafiqul Islam, inspector (investigation) of Sonargaon Police Station, said that the three police officers were returning to the police station from Narayanganj SP office.
On the way, the microbus they were traveling fell into a pond at Dattapra in Sonargaon after the driver lost control over its steering around 6:45pm.
Local people rescued them and rushed them to Sonargaon Upazila Health Complex where Saleh and Shariful succumbed to their injuries.
Moktar Hossain, an eyewitness, said that the microbus was going to Sonargaon from the highway, but suddenly, it fell into the pond.