
A Chhatra Dal leader was killed and a woman injured after a motorcycle lost control and crashed on the Jhenaidah-Chuadanga highway on Tuesday night.
The deceased, Aminul Islam Sourav, joint convener of Chuadanga municipality Chhatra Dal, was travelling towards Jhenaidah with a woman named Riya Khatun when the accident occurred around 9:00 pm in front of the Veterinary College in the Halidhani area.
According to police and local residents, the motorcycle lost control while crossing a road speed breaker at high speed, throwing both riders onto the road.
Locals rescued them and took them to Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared Sourav dead. Riya received treatment at the hospital.
Sourav was from Cinema Hall Para in Chuadanga town.