A journalist was killed in a road accident at Shyamnagar upazila in
Satkhira district on Friday night.
The accident occurred at around 10:00 pm in Gopalpur area in the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Nuruzzaman, editor of local online news portal 'Nilakash Today', a resident of Nurnagar village in the upazila.
It was learnt that Nuruzzaman was going to his house from Shymnagar by riding on a bicycle at night. When he arrived in the area, he fell into an under-construction culvert.
At that time, a rode pierced his head and exited from the other side, leaving him dead on the spot.
Abul Kalam Azad, officer in-charge of Shymnagar Police Station, confirmed the matter.
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