A madrasa teacher was killed being hit by a reckless speeding tractor loaded with sand at Dhamairhat in Naogaon on Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Majnur Rahman, 39, an assistant teacher in the agriculture department of Sahapur Dakhil Madrasa in the upazila. He was the son of Amjad Hossain of Haritkidanga village under Dhamairhat union of the upazila.
On the way to Sahapur Mor (Nayapukur), a tractor loaded with sand at a reckless speed from the opposite direction pushed Majnu, the driver of the motorcycle, and crushed his right leg.
Immediately the locals took him to the Upazila Health Complex. When his condition deteriorated, he died on the way to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital around 10 am. Police have seized the deadly tractor. However, the driver and his assistant absconded.
Dhamairhat police station Inspector (investigation) Abul Kalam Azad said, as no one lodged a complaint with the police station, the body was handed over to the family after autopsy.
