A 15-year-old boy playing a game on his cellphone and wearing headphones was killed after being hit by a train in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Md Russel, son of Majid Mia of Donibazar village. Officer-in-Charge Raju Sarkar of Rajarhat police station said the Dhaka-bound ‘Rangpur Express’ train hit the boy sitting on the railway track around 7:30pm, leaving him dead on the spot. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to the local hospital morgue. Powered by Froala Editor

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 12, 2022 05:57 UTC