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Agriculture officer killed in Habiganj road crash

  • Published at 03:54 pm May 11th, 2020
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The deceased Harun and his colleague fell victim to the accident when they were going to the area to join their respective posts

An agriculture officer of Habiganj Department of Agricultural Extension has been killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Madhabpur’s Noyapara.

The deceased, Harun Or Rashid, deputy assistant agriculture officer of the district and his colleague, who is yet to be identified, fell victim to the accident when they were going to the area to join their respective posts.

The accident took place on Monday around 10am, when the motorcycle they were riding collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction, killing Harun and injuring the other, confirmed OC Iqbal Hossain of Madhabpur police station.

“When locals took the injured officials to the Upazila Health Complex, Harun was declared dead by the on-duty doctor,” said the OC.