Jhalokathi, Feb 11, (V7N) – An ICT lab assistant, Shukdeb Mondol (25), died after being hit by a bus in Rajapur, Jhalokathi.

The incident occurred on Monday, February 10, at around 4 PM, in front of Pingdi Secondary School on the Jhalokathi-Pirojpur Regional Highway in Rajapur Upazila.

Shukdeb Mondol was the son of the late Debendra Mondol from Deulakathi village in Jhalokathi Sadar Upazila.

According to the police and the victim's relatives, Shukdeb had finished his duties at the school and went to attend a mourning ceremony in Rajapur’s Bagri area. After the ceremony, he was traveling back to his home in Deulakathi by auto-rickshaw. While on the way, he suddenly fell from the auto-rickshaw and was hit by a BRTC bus. He was critically injured and was taken to Jhalokathi Sadar Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead.

Shukdeb’s relative, Amit Mondol, shared, “Two years ago, Shukdeb lost his father, and tomorrow marks his father’s death anniversary. They had planned a meal for about 400 people at their house, but now everything is ruined because of this tragic accident.”

Jhalokathi Sadar Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC), Md. Moniruzzaman, said, “Shukdeb Mondol died after falling from the auto-rickshaw and being hit by a bus. The police have inspected the incident site, and the body is at Jhalokathi Sadar Hospital.”

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