College Student Killed as Fish Laden Pickup Hits Motorcycle in Mirsarai.

Jewel Nag, Mirsarai A college student was killed and his father injured after a fish-laden pickup van hit their motorcycle in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Debraj Banik, 21, son of Ashish Banik of Banikpara village in Dewanpur, under Jorarganj Union. He was a first-year honours student at Feni Government College. The accident occurred around 8:00pm on Wednesday (September 2) in front of the Chowdhuryhat Police Outpost in Jorarganj. According to relatives, Debraj was returning home on a motorcycle with his father after closing their shop. When they reached the Chowdhuryhat area, a speeding fish-laden pickup van hit their motorcycle. The impact threw Debraj and his father, Ashish Banik, onto the road. Local people rescued them and took them to Mirsarai Upazila Health Complex, where the attending physician declared Debraj dead after examination. Ashish Banik received primary treatment and is out of danger, according to his relatives. Dr Tanmoy Jamshed, the physician on duty at the emergency department of Mirsarai Upazila Health Complex, said two people injured in a road accident were brought to the hospital that night. “After examination, one of them, Debraj Banik, was declared dead. His father was given primary treatment,” he said. Abdul Halim, officer-in-charge of Jorarganj Police Station, said a police team went to the hospital shortly after the accident. He added that further legal action would be taken based on a complaint from the victim’s family.