Friday 16th March 2007

International cricketer Manjural Islam Rana (22) died in an accident while the Bangladesh cricket team were in the Caribbean for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The accident happened when his motorcycle collided with a microbus and then hit an electrical pole at the side of the road. Rana died of severe head injuries. Sajjadul Hassan, who was a cricketer for Khulna Division, was also killed in the accident.