A female medical pharmacist was killed and her husband injured being crushed by a truck at Sadar upazila in Gaibandha district on Thursday evening.
The deceased was Shahnaz Begum, 40, wife of Rizu Miah, a resident of Thanapara area in the upazila. She worked as a medical pharmacist at Gaibandha Sadar Hospital.
Locals said Shahnaz was returning home from the workplace along with her husband Rizu in the evening riding on a motorcycle.
At one stage, a truck hit their motorcycle from behind in Forkania Bazar area and crushed Shahnaz, leaving her dead on the spot and Rizu critically injured.
He was rescued by locals and taken to Gaibandha Sadar Hospital for treatment.
On information, police recovered the body, said Gaibandha Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Masudar Rahman.
"We are trying to identify the truck. An unnatural death (UD) case was also filed in this regard," he added.
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