Death of Rajshahi Student
Bring killer truck driver to book, demand protesters
Students of Rajshahi Government College accompanied by locals form a human chain and block Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway near Barnali intersection in Rajshahi city yesterday demanding arrest of the driver of the truck that ran over Tusher on Sunday.Photo: STAR
Agitating students of Rajshahi Government College blocked the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway near Barnali intersection in the city yesterday protesting the death of a fellow student in Sunday's road accident. A large number of locals also took to the street at about 10:00am and blocked the highway disrupting road link for abour 45 minutes. Demanding punishment to the 'killer' truck driver they also called for ensuring safe road for commuters. The protesters withdrew the blockade after Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton assured them of fulfilling their demands. Tusher, 24, a student of the college, was killed on Sunday morning when a sand-laden truck hit his rickshaw from behind at Barnali intersection in the city. The truck ran over Tusher as he fell from the rickshaw. Angered by the accident, locals seized the truck and set it on fire and blocked Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj road seriously hampering traffic movement. The protestors also damaged four other vehicles. The truck driver and his helper fled the scene. Relatives said, Tushar came to visit his relatives at Ambagan in the city on the day. But he met the tragic end of his life while returning home.
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