Habiganj: A woman was killed and three others injured as a microbus overturned at Shahpur area on Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj on Friday noon.

The deceased is Fatema Ishrat Mukta, daughter of Mobarak Ullah, the owner of Siam Computerized Elastic Industries Ltd, a garments accessories and packaging company in the capital.

Shaistaganj Highway police officer-in charge Izazul Islam said the accident took place when Ishrat, who was driving the Dhaka-bound microbus herself, lost her control over the steering in the area at about 2:00pm, leaving her dead on the spot and her husband Rezaul Karim and children Hira and Siam critically injured.

Being informed, police recovered the body and whisked off the injured to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.