A motorcycle rider was killed in a road accident on the Bangabandhu expressway in Umpara area under Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj district on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Sheikh Kamrul, 48, son of late Mannan Sheikh, resident Sonataundi area under Saltar upazila in Faridpur district. He was a member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
The accident occurred when he was coming to Dhaka from Faridpur on his cousin's motorcycle as its lost control and hit the railing in Umpara area around 7.45am, leaving Sheikh Kamrul dead on the spot and the motorcyclist injured, Srinagar Fire Service Station Warehouse Inspector Md. Mahfuz Riben said.
The injured was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition, he said.
Relatives of Kamrul Russell Hossain said that the victim Kamrul's father Mannan Sheikh died on August 29.
