Cop killed in Rajshahi road accident

A police constable was killed in a road accident in Chauddapai area under ​​Motihar police station in Rajshahi  city on Monday.

The deceased was identified as Moazzem Hossain, 50, a constable of Belpukur police station of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP).

RMP spokesperson and additional assistant commissioner Golam Ruhul Quddus said Constable Moazzem Hossain was going to his police station on a motorcycle from the city in the morning.

On the way, a speeding truck hit him in Chauddapai area around 10:30 am. Moazzem fell on the road and received serious injuries. The cop was sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.

A case has been filed with Motihar police station in this regard, he said.

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