A minor schoolgirl was killed in her sleep when a truck veered off the road and ploughed her house on Bogra-Natore Highway at Omarpur in Nandigram upazila early yesterday.
The deceased was Rita Khatun, 12, daughter of Raju Ahmed and class-III student of Hatua Government Primary School.
Quoting locals, Nandigram police station Officer-in-Charge Abdur Razzak said that the driver of the truck lost control over the steering and ploughed the house, killing the girl who was asleep inside it around 1:00 am.
On information, police rushed to the spot and seized the truck.
However, its driver and helper managed to flee the spot.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
