A school headmaster has been killed when a bus run over him on Bagerhat-Pirojpur highway in Bagerhat.
The incident was reported from Fatehpur area of the district’s Kachua Upazila on Saturday (Dec 22), said police.
The victim has been identified as 55-year-old Sheikh Modasser Ali, who was the headmaster of Daiboggohati Secondary School in the district’s Morrelganj Upazila.
Bagerhat Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Masud Sarder said, “A Pirojpur-bound bus, coming from Bagerhat, hit Ali while he was standing beside the road.
“Critically injured Ali was rushed to state-run hospital in the district town where doctor pronounced him dead,” Sarder added.