A man was killed and four others were injured after a speedboat collided with a trawler on Meghna river in Munshiganj Sadar upazila on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Shanto Ahmed, 35, joint convener of Sadar upazila's Jubo Dal.
Munshiganj Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Khalilur Rahman confirmed the incident.
According to locals, the incident occurred around 10:00PM on Friday in Jazira area, where the trawler collided with the speedboat, leaving its passenger Shanto severely injured.
He was initially treated at Munshiganj General Hospital before being shifted to a private hospital in Dhaka, where he died around 2:00pm.
"Preliminary findings suggest it was an accident. However, further investigation is underway to determine additional details," the OC said
