A man was killed and 20 others were injured as a passenger bus overturned on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the district yesterday morning.

The deceased was identified as Md Zia Uddin, hailed from Kunjosri village under Chauddagram Upazila of the district. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Moinamoti Highway Thana Alamgir Hossain said the accident occurred in Nazira Bazar area on the highway as the bus driver lost control over the steering. Zia was rushed to Cumilla Medical College Hospital, where the duty doctors declared him dead, the OC said.