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A child named Samiul Islam, 10, has died after being hit by a train in the Baral Bridge rail bridge area in Bhangura, Pabna. The accident happened at about 5:30pm on Tuesday (20 October).
Samiul Islam, who was killed, was the son of Ashraf Islam of Alamnagar village in Parshwadanga union of Chatmohar upazila.
Local sources said the child had climbed onto the Baral Bridge rail bridge and was walking on it at about 5:30pm. At that time the Dhaka-bound Padma Express train, which had left Rajshahi, hit him and he died on the spot.
Confirming the matter, Sirajganj Railway police station officer-in-charge (OC) Khairul Islam said the child died after being run over by the train. The body will be handed over to the family once legal formalities are completed.
At a glance
Deaths while walking on or crossing railway lines are a regular occurrence on the country’s railways. According to railway police information, 101 people have died after being run over by trains on the Chattogram–Cox’s Bazar railway line alone in three years — 27 in 2024, 43 in 2025 and 31 up to 30 September 2026 — Prothom Alo reported this on 19 October 2026.
According to that report, alongside carelessness in crossing railway lines, unguarded level crossings are also a major cause; of the 72 level crossings on that route, 56 have no gatekeeper or barrier.
Sources
Background sources: Prothom Alo, 19 October 2026, Ajker Patrika
