Two persons, including an unidentified woman and a 30-year-old man named Shakib, were killed after being struck by trains at two separate locations in Rajbari district.
The deceased Shakib was the son of Rafiqul Islam of Soliyabadpur village under Banaripara upazila in Barishal district. The identity of the woman could not be ascertained as of the latest reports.
According to police and local sources, an unidentified woman died on the spot after being hit by a train in the Kuti Panchuria area of Rajbari on Monday night. However, it could not be immediately confirmed which train struck her.
In a separate incident on Tuesday morning, local residents spotted Shakib’s body beside the railway line in the Boralaxmipur area and informed the police. Police subsequently reached the spot and recovered his body. It was learned that he died after being run over by the Sundarban Express train.
Confirming the matter, Rajbari GRP Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Mizanur Rahman said that police recovered the bodies of a woman and a young man from two distinct locations in Rajbari. He noted that while Shakib’s identity was confirmed and his ancestral home was in Barishal district, efforts were ongoing to establish the identity of the deceased woman.
The OC added that the process of filing unnatural death (UD) cases at the Rajbari GRP Police Station concerning both fatalities was underway, and necessary legal actions were being taken.
