Man Killed in Bogura Road Accident
A man was killed after being run over by a speeding truck while crossing a highway in Shibganj upazila of the district this morning.
The accident occurred around 9.30 am near Mokamtala Bus Stand on the Rangpur-Bogura highway. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, a BGB member serving at the Patnitala BGB camp in Naogaon and son of Kapil Uddin Sarker, a resident of Panthapara Fokirer Hat area under Rajarhat upazila in Kurigram.
Raius Uddin, Officer-in-Charge of Kundarhat Highway Police Station, confirmed the incident.
He said Rafiqul was crossing the highway in front of Mokamtala Union Parishad when a speeding truck hit him, leaving him dead on the spot. Police recovered the body. Efforts are underway to identify the truck and arrest its driver, the OC said, adding that legal proceedings are in progress.
