A policeman died after being run over by a train in the capital's Moghbazar area on Monday.
His name is Md. Yusuf Ali Khan, 59, son of late Abdur Rahim Khan of Barishal’s Bakerganj upazila. He was a police constable in LPR.
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Confirming the matter, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Dhaka Railway Police Station Md Iqbal Hossain said Yusuf Ali died on the spot after being run over by the Brahmaputra Express train leaving Dhaka at around 7:30 pm on the railway line between Moghbazar Dilu Road and FDC. At that time, he was walking along the rail line.
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The body has been kept in the hospital morgue, ASI Iqbal said.