A school teacher died after a speeding bus ran over him on the Bogura-Nagarbari highway in Dadpur area of Sirajganj’s Raiganj upazila on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Manjurul Islam, 44, son of late Nurul Islam from Dadpur Mohatpara village and served as an assistant teacher at Bennai Teghuri Government High School.
MA Wadud, officer-in-charge of Hatikumrul Highway Police Station, confirmed the matter.
Thew accident happened around noon on Wednesday while Manjurul was crossing the road. A bus traveling to Dhaka hit him, resulting in his death on the spot, said the OC.
Police recovered the body and it handed over to his family, said the police official.
A case has been filed at the relevant police station regarding the incident, he added.