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A 22-year-old youth died after being hit by a train at Ghatina Bridge under Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj on the Dhaka-Ishurdi railway line on Sunday

The deceased is Yadul Islam, 22, of Adarsha Gram village under the upazila.


Md Mahbubur Rahman Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Sirajganj Bazar Railway Police Station, confrmed the matter.

The incident happened when Yadul was crossing the railway line at Ghatina Bridge around 9:30 am on Sunday, killing him on the spot, said the OC.

On receiving the news, the railway police recovered the body of the deceased from the spot and sent it to the Sirajganj Shaheed M Mansur Ali Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.

A case has been filed in the concerned police station in connection with the incident, added the police official.