A former assistant general manager (AGM) of Bangladesh Krishi Bank was killed after being hit by a battery-powered easy-bike in the Kandirpar area of Cumilla city on Thursday night.
The deceased, Dipak Saha, 68, was a resident of Kandirpar. He had served as an AGM at the bank’s Motijheel branch in Dhaka.
The accident occurred in front of Zaman Medical Hall on Nazrul Avenue around 8:30pm.
Dip Saha, owner of the medical hall, said Dipak Saha was gossiping with a few others at his shop in the evening. As he left the shop and tried to cross the road, a speeding easy-bike hit him.
The impact threw him onto the road, and the vehicle ran over him, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Local residents caught easy-bike driver Ibrahim and held him until police arrived.
Rakib, in-charge of the local traffic police, said they rushed to the scene after receiving information about the accident.
The driver was taken to Kotwali Police Station, and further legal action was taken against him, he added.