School teacher killed in Noakhali road accident

A schoolteacher was killed after an unidentified vehicle hit his motorcycle in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali on Wednesday (September 16) afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Azim, 46, also known as Sumon, an assistant teacher at Uttar Kutubpur Government Primary School.

Police and locals said Sumon was riding his motorcycle from Chaumuhani towards Maijdee when the vehicle hit him. He was thrown onto the road and suffered serious injuries.

Locals rescued him and took him to Noakhali General Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.