A third-year student of a public university was killed in Tangail after his motorcycle crashed into another two-wheeler Thursday night, police said.
The deceased identified as Nurul Absar Jewel, 24, was a student of the textile department of the Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) and from Ramu upazila, Cox's Bazar.
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"The accident occurred around 7:30pm in the Sabalia area of Tangail town as Jewel's motorcycle collided with another motorcycle. He immediately died from the impact of the crash," Sub-Inspector Md Nabin, in-charge of Tangail General Hospital Police Box, said.
The body has been sent to the hospital morgue for an autopsy, he added.