Four killed in road mishaps in three districts

Four people were killed in separate road accidents in Kaptai Upazila of Rangamati District, Phulbari Upazila of Kurigram District and Singra Upazila of Natore District in two days.

KAPTAI, RANGAMATI: Randhir Chakraborty, 60, head priest of the Jagannath Temple in Boroichhari of Kaptai Upazila of the district, died on Friday at 11 am while undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH).

Chakraborty was seriously injured on the morning of October 19, during Durga Puja’s Ashtami celebrations, when a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw struck him on the Boroichhari-Ghagra road near the temple. He was returning home after completing morning prayers at the temple.

Chakraborty had served as the head priest of Boroichhari Jagannath Temple for 32 years.

PHULBARI, KURIGRAM: A 14-year-old madrasa student died on Thursday night after an ambulance struck his bicycle while overtaking an auto-rickshaw in Phulbari Upazila of the district.

Shaheen Alam, son of Kashem Ali of Kuthirchandrakhana Nakharganj Village, died around 12:15 am at a private hospital in Rangpur, where he was undergoing treatment for critical injuries.

According to classmates, Shaheen was cycling home with friends from Gangarhat Bazar when the ambulance hit his bicycle near Gangarhat Mohortari Hafizia Madrasa. He was thrown onto the road and seriously injured. The ambulance allegedly fled the scene.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Fulbari Police Station (PS) Mahmud Hasan Naim said police had not yet received any report of the incident. Legal action would be taken following an investigation if the family files a complaint.

SINGRA, NATORE: Two men were killed after their motorcycle crashed into the rear of a sand-laden trolley on the Natore-Bogura highway in Singra Upazila at around 8 pm on Thursday.

Motorcyclist Abu Bakkar Siddique, 32, died at the scene, while pillion rider Belal Hossain, 40, died on Friday while undergoing treatment at Shaheed Zia Medical College Hospital in Bogura.

Singra PS OC Rafiqul Islam confirmed the deaths and said a case has been filed over the incident.