Policeman killed as covered van hits motorcycle at Jatrabari

A police constable was killed after a covered van hit his motorcycle in Jatrabari police station area in the capital on Tuesday night.

The deceased was Sohag Islam, 32, son of Md Hazrat Ali, hailed from Kapasia upazila in Gazipur district.
He used to work as a driver at Tejgaon Zone of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and live with his family in a rented house in Jatrabari area.

Jatrabari Police Station sub-inspector Abdul Khalek said a running covered van hit Sohag's motorcycle in front of Dhalpur Community Center and fled the scene.

Tejgaon Zone assistant commissioner Mohammad Mahmud said Sohag got critically injured in the accident when he was returning home on a bike at night after finishing his duty.

He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where the on-duty doctor declared him dead, said the hospital police camp in-charge Bachchu Miah.

Meanwhile, Jatrabari Police Station officer in-charge (OC) Mazarul Islam said police are collecting CCTV footage in and around the area.

Several teams are working to detect the killer vehicle, the OC added.

MR/EUM