Van driver killed by motorcycle in Maheshpur on way back from getting change
Photo: Collected
A van driver named Badiar Rahman (50) has died after being hit by a motorcycle in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah. Motorcyclist Afridi Hasan (28) was seriously injured in the accident.
The incident took place on Sunday (8 November) morning in the Katakhali area on the Maheshpur-Jibannagar-Kotchandpur road.
Locals said Badiar Rahman went to Katakhali in the morning with passengers from Naodagram in Maheshpur upazila. He left his van by the roadside and went to get change. He was returning to the van after finishing when a speeding motorcycle hit the van hard. The van was mangled and Badiar died on the spot.
Badiar Rahman was the son of the late Abdul Alim of Naodagram. Injured Afridi Hasan is the son of Mogbul Hossain of Kagmari village in Kotchandpur upazila; he has been sent to Jashore hospital for better treatment.
On being informed, members of the Kotchandpur fire service went and recovered the body. Police then took the body to Maheshpur Police Station along with the crashed motorcycle and van.
Sub-inspector (SI) Tipu Sultan of Maheshpur Police Station said police went to the spot on receiving the news. An investigation into the incident has begun; details can be given once it is complete.
By the numbers
According to the Road Safety Foundation, 4,211 people were killed in road accidents in the country in the first nine months of this year; of them, 1,492 died in motorcycle accidents — itvbd reported on 22 October.
Sources
Original report: Bangladesh Pratidin
Background sources: itvbd, 22 October 2026
