A college teacher was killed after being hit by a tractor in Jhenidah's Harinakundu upazila on Monday.
The accident took place in the morning at Kalafola village of the upazila.
College teacher Rezaul Karim was a resident of Jadabpur village of the same upazila.
Locals said Rezaul Karim was going towards Nagar Bathan of Jhenidah Sadar riding on his motorcycle from his house. On the way, he was hit by a tractor loaded with bricks coming from the opposite direction at Kalafola village of the upazila. He died on the spot.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Harinakundu Police Station Ziaur Rahman confirmed it and said police recovered the body from the scene and sent it to Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
The tractor was seized but the driver escaped. A case has been filed with the police station in this connection, the OC added.
