Madrasa principal killed as vehicles fall into river breaking bridge
A madrasa principal was killed as a bridge collapsed when two auto-rickshaws were crossing it in Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali district on Friday night.
Deceased Ayub Ali was the principal of Kolgachhia Achhmatia Entazia Dakhil Madrasa in the upazila.
Locals sources said the bridge on the Srimanta River at Kolagachhia village collapsed around 8:00pm when two auto-rickshaws and about 20 passers by were on it.
Being informed, fire service personnel, and police went to the scene and started rescue operation.
They rescued four injured persons and recovered the body of Ayub from the river, our local correspondent reports.
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