MEHERPUR, July 24:  A policeman was killed as alleged drug traders drove their microbus over him at Kazipur in Gangni upazila on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Alauddin, 35, a constable of Pirtala police camp in Gangni upazila and a resident of Khalsakandi village in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia district.
Tipped off that a consignment of contraband Phensidyl syrup was being carried by a microbus, a patrol team of Pirtala police camp intercepted the vehicle at Kazipur around 9:00pm, said officer-in-charge of Gangni Police Station Akram Hossain.
Sensing danger, the microbus driver ran constable Alauddin over with his vehicle in a bid to flee, leaving him critically injured.  
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