Man killed in Comilla road crash

A young man was killed in a road accident in Paduar Bazar bypass area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sadar Dakkhin upazila of Comilla district on Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as, Rafiqul Islam, 38, a meter reader of Comilla Palli Bidyut Samity-2, son of late Syed Ahmed, resident of Uttar Vatamara village in Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola district. Police said the accident took place when a Feni-bound `Jamuna Paribahan’ bus hit Rafiqul in the area around 6:30pm, leaving him critically injured. Later, locals rushed him to a local hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead. Officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Comilla Sadar Dakkhin police station Md Ayub confirmed the incident, according to a news agency.

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