Three friends were killed and another injured as the bus rammed into a private car on its way to Tangail from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after separating another friend on Sunday morning,

Deceased are Nasir Uddin, 23, Muslim Uddin, 30, and Jewel, 32, of Sakhipur, Madhupur and Sakhipur upazilas respectively, while the injured is Azizur.

Quoting locals, Naojhor Highway Police Station Sub-Inspector Shahidul Islam said the speeding bus rammed the minibus carrying the four from Sutrapur area on the Dhaka-Tangail highway around 2.45am, leaving one of the friends dead on place.

The three injured were rushed to the Kaliakair upazila health complex, where doctors declared two dead on arrival, he said.

The bodies have been sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital mortuary for post-mortem, he said, adding that legal action will be taken in this regard.