A school teacher was killed in a road crash in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi district on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzak, 50, son of Golam Rasul of Dhopapara village. He was a teacher at Syedpur High School in the upazila.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident took place around 11:30 AM on the Natore–Rajshahi Highway, in front of the Fire Service office at Puthia Sadar.
Razzak was standing on the roadside and talking with local residents while on his way to school when a a stone-laden drum truck coming from the Rajshahi direction hit him, dragged him along the highway and killing him on the spot.
Being informed, police recovered the body from the spot.
Confirming the incident, Paba Highway Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Mozammel Haque said that efforts are underway to identify and detain the truck involved in the incident.
The body has been handed over to the deceased’s family after completing legal procedures, added the OC.