Teacher, student killed in separate road accidents in Rajshahi

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RAJSHAHI, Sept 8, 2019 (BSS) – A teacher and a student were killed and
five others injured in separate road accidents in the district today, police
sources said.

The deceased were identified as Anwarul Akter Rony, 38, a teacher of
Dhopaghata High School under Paba upazila and Asadul Islam, 12, a student of
class six of Jhikra High School under Bagmara upazila of the district.

Anwarul Rony was also education and training affairs secretary of Rajshahi
City unit of Juba league, locals said.

Rezaul Hassan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Paba Police Station, said Rony met
the tragic road accident when a speeding truck knocked him down in
Puthiyapara area on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway on his way back home from
the school this afternoon.

On the other hand, schoolboy Asadul was killed on the spot and five other
students’ sustained injuries when their human hauler turned turtle and fell
into a roadside ditch.

The injured students were admitted to a local hospital for treatment, said
Ataur Rahman, OC of Bagmara Police Station.