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Train hits a youth to death in Jhenaidah

Special Correspondent Accidents 2024-12-30, 12:23pm

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Jhenaidah district



Jhenaidah, Dec 30 - A 25-year-old unidentified youth has been killed after being hit by a train near Mobarakganj Railway Station in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah.

The incident occurred on Sunday, according to witnesses.

The identity of the deceased remains unknown.

Witnesses said, the victim was wearing jeans and a gray t-shirt. Locals suspect that the youth may have jumped under the train, indicating a possible suicide.

Arifur Rahman, a trolley man at the Mobarakganj station’s sub-assistant engineering office, said, around 2pm on Sunday, the unidentified youth was hit by Chapainawabganj-bound Mahananda Up train leaving Khulna near Babra Rail Gate of Mobarakganj Railway Station.

Later, the Jashore Railway Police recovered the body after being notified by the station master.-UNB