Youth’s death in road accident sparks protest in Manikganj

Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Aricha highway remained suspended for three hours on Friday, as locals blocked the highway following death of a young man in a road accident at Shabaloy upazila of Manikganj district.

Police said Nishad, 25, was killed and two others were injured when a motorbike crashed into another in front of Falsatia Oxygen Resort on Friday evening.

Witnesses said, later the local people put up barricade on the highway, disrupting vehicular movement.

Vehicular movement on the highway came to normal around 9 PM after joint forces intervention.

Witnesses said the accident occurred when one motorbike hit another after police gave a signal to stop the first one.

Local people also alleged that Highway police of Borongail Highway realise money in the name of checking documents from different vehicles.

However, Mostafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Highway Police denied the allegation.

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