A blogger died after being hit by an iron pipe while filming from a convertible car on top of the traditional Elliot Bridge (Baropool) in Sirajganj town on Saturday.
The blogger, Rabiul Azim Tanu, 35, is the son of late Liakat Ali of Gopinathpur village under Kalaroa upazila in Satkhira district, said Sirajul Islam, officer in charge of Sadar police station.
He said that, on the invitation of his friend Moinuddin, three friends including Tanu came from Dhaka to Sirajganj on Friday night.
On Saturday morning, four friends went for a drive in a convertible car and Tanu was filming the beauty of Elliot Bridge in the town from the top of the car.
Suddenly, the iron pipe on the bridge hit the back of his head, leaving Tanu seriously injured.
Locals rescued him and took him to the Bangmata Sheikh Fazilatunnecha Mujib General Hospital in Sirajganj, where doctors declared him dead.
On information, police visited the spot and recovered the body.
鈥楢s there was no complaint, his body was handed over to his relatives in the afternoon,鈥� added the OC.
A case has been filed in the concerned police station in this regard.