Policeman dies after bus rams his motorcycle in Patuakhali

The law enforcers have arrested three people over the accident

A police officer has died after a bus rammed his motorcycle in Patuakhali’s Mirzaganj Upazila.

The incident occurred on the Barishal-Barguna-Patuakhali Highway in the Kathaltali area around 10 am on Thursday, said Mirzaganj Police Station chief Md Anwar Hossain.

The dead police officer has been identified as Nazrul Islam, 57, a sub-inspector of Barguna district police and chief of its special branch. He was a native of Barishal’s Bakerganj Upazila.

Nazrul was on the way to his office from his house in Bakerganj when a Dhaka-bound Hanif Paribahan bus ran over his motorcycle and the driver of the vehicle escaped the scene, Hossain said.

He was rushed to Bakerganj Upazila Health Complex in critical condition where the doctor declared him dead, said Bakerganj Police Station chief SM Maksudur Rahman.

Nazrul took a leave on Feb 25 to visit his home in Barishal’s Wazirpur Upazila, said Ali Ahmed, chief of Barguna Sadar Police Station.

The driver, supervisor, and helper on the bus fled the scene after the accident, but the law enforcers seized the vehicle and arrested all three.

The arrestees are Md Roni Mia, the bus driver, his younger brother and helper Shakil Mia, and supervisor Arifur Rahman.

Another vehicle took the passengers to Dhaka, said Sushanta Kumar, sub-inspector of Gournadi Model Police Station in Barishal.

Nazrul’s brother-in-law Habibur Rahman said the police officer has been living at his house in Bakerganj. He is survived by a son and a daughter.

A case will be filed over the incident, Habibur said.

“We are deeply shocked over the death of Nazrul. The driver of the bus was arrested in Gournadi. The body of the victim will be handed over to his family after legal procedures,” said Md Abdus Salam, superintendent of Barguna Police Station.