A truck running away after the police stopped the signal. Police took help from a young man running a motorcycle to catch the truck. The young man was killed by another covered van after chasing the truck. Two officers of the police were injured. The incident happened today in Satkhira on the Kaliganj-Ghorashal bypass road of Gazipur at the maingana area.
The young man's name was Mahfuz Alam (24). He is the son of Solaiman from village southern rajnagar of Tumlia union of Kaliganj upazila. Mahfuz was the second year student and Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University HSC program. The injured were identified as Kaliganj Police Station Sub-Inspector Shakib Hasan (28) and PSI Mohammad. Roman (25).
Witnesses and police sources said that on the charge of Kaliganj-Ghorashal bypass road, Sub-inspector Shakib Hassan, in charge of the plant, stopped planting a truck. At that time, the driver of the truck was going to Tongi for violating it. At that time Mahfuz Alam, the leader of the BCL unit, was standing with motorcycle at the place. SI took the help of Mahfuz to arrest the truck. Mahfuz was sitting in the driver's seat and two of the police officers were sitting behind. On reaching the madrasa of the main street of the road, a covered van going towards Ghorashal hit the motorcycle. Mahfuz Alam was killed on the spot. Shakib Hasan and Mohammad injured Roman After receiving the news, the other members of the police were rescued and taken to the Kaliganj Health Complex.
Confirming that Mahfuz Alam was the vice-chancellor of BCL unit, the BCL president Saddam Hossain confirmed the incident. Kaliganj Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Alam Chand said the covered van was in the custody of the Kaliganj police station. The body of the deceased Mahfuz has been handed over to his family. Two injured officials were sent to the hospital.