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Teacher killed in road accident
A school teacher in Rajshahi was killed on the spot when a truck dashed him in Kamarpara area on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway of the district yesterday morning, police and locals said. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Alam, 48. He was the headmaster of Ranibari Girls High School under Shibgonj upazila of Chapainawabganj district. Officer-in-Charge of Godagari Police Station said Shahidul met the tragic road accident while he was going to attend a head-teachers training at Rajshahi Teachers Training College riding on his motorbike around 8.30 am. On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body. A case was recorded with the police station in this connection.
Bomb-like object found
A bomb-like object was found in front of the residence of the vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University in Binodpur area of the city on Friday night. Witnesses said a bomb-like object dropped in front of the RU vice-chancellors residence on Paris Road flying down from an unspecified direction around 8 pm and caused a fire. RU Proctor Professor Mojibul Haq Azad informed the matter to police. Later police recovered the bomb-like object but it could not be cleared from where the object came in, said Humayun Kabir, officer-in-charge of Motihar Police Station.
Road crash kills 2 in Savar
Two people, including a garment worker, were killed and 10 others injured in two separate road accidents in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday.
Witnesses said Rubel Mia, 21, a worker of Samia Garments Factory in East Sadarpur in Savar municipality area, was killed and 10 others were injured in a road accident at Kalmar Dhal in Savar in the morning. The accident occurred when an Ashulia-bound bus carrying garment factory workers from Radio Colony area hit another bus while overtaking it.
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