An assistant sub-inspector of police was killed and a constable was injured after their motorcycle collided with an auto rickshaw in Cumilla’s Chapitala union.
The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Sajjadul Mannan, 41, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Bangora Bazar Police Station, said SI Palash of the police station.
Constable Alamin, who was in the back of the motorcycle, was injured in the incident. The two were on a motorcycle while on duty, he said.
They were rescued and taken to a local hospital. From there, ASI Sajjadul was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment, where the duty doctor declared him dead at 7:15 pm on Wednesday, said the police official.
The injured constable is being treated at a local hospital, he added.