Road crash kills journalist in Jashore

A journalist was killed as a covered van hit his motorcycle at Bakchar Cold store intersection in the district town of Jashore on Sunday, reports UNB.

The deceased was Ashikul Alam Sabuj, 30, son of Rafiqul Alam of Nilganj Tantipara and a journalist of local daily 'Dainik Samajer Kotha'.

The covered van rammed his motorcycle around 7:30pm, leaving him critically injured, said police.

Later, he was rushed to Jashore Medical College Hospital where he was declared dead, said physician Ahmed Tareq Shams.