Death sparks protest
Death of a madrasa student in a road accident at Putia on
Dhaka-Pakundia highway yesterday sparked protest in the area.
Muhammad Anas Mia, 14, a student of local Mirdi Fazil Madrasa, was crushed under the wheels of a brick-laden tractor on the road at around 10:00am.
Hearing the news, teachers and students of the madrasa and locals rushed to the spot, caught the driver of the tractor and beat him unconscious. They also blocked the highway and set the vehicle afire.
Police reached the spot at around 10:30am and removed the road barricade. They rescued tractor driver Al-Amin, 23, and sent him to Pakundi Upazila Health Complex.
Police and local people said Anas Mia, son of Maulana Habibul Islam of Burudia village under Pakundia upazila, met with the accident on his way to the madrasa.
Amjad Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pakundi Police Station, said the law enforcers dispersed the agitating people from the highway and brought the situation under control.
Anas' body was sent to Kishoreganj Adhunik Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
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