GAIBANDHA, Dec 28, 2024 (BSS)- A motorcycle rider was killed after being hit 
by a covered van in Pantapara area on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway under 
Gobindaganj upazila of the district today.

The victim was Anwar Hossain, son of Alkad Hossain, a resident of Chandrahata 
village under Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonirhat district. 

The accident took place when a covered van hit a motorbike in the area at 
noon, leaving its rider Anwar dead on the spot, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) 
of Gobindaganj Highway Thana Mozaffar Hossain.

Anwar Hossain was going to Bogura, the OC said, adding, "Police detained the 
killer van but its driver managed to flee the scene."