Policeman killed in road crash

FARIDPUR, Aug 06 (UNB): A policeman was killed in a road accident at Sadarbera area of Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur on Friday night.

The deceased was identified as Raihan Islam, 26, a constable of Faridpur district police. He hailed from Prabhakardi village of Muksudpur upazila in Gopalganj.

The accident occurred around 09:30 pm when Raihan lost control of his bike in Sadarbera area of Talmar, Nagarkanda on Dhaka-Barishal highway, said Habil Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nagarkanda police station. "He fell off the bike and sustained serious injuries," he added.

Raihan was rescued and first taken to Nagarkanda Upazila Health Complex. As his condition worsened, he was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital in Faridpur where doctors declared him dead.