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ESDO official killed, 2 injured in Thakurgaon truck crash

Sunday, 15 November 2026, 7:11

ESDO official killed, 2 injured in Thakurgaon truck crash

Ripon Chandra (28), a motorcycle rider, was killed and at least two others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a motorcycle in front of the forest department office on the Thakurgaon-Dinajpur highway. The tragic accident occurred yesterday, Saturday, at around 10:30 am.

The deceased Ripon Chandra was the son of Hariprasad Roy from Sakoa area of Boda upazila in Panchagarh district. He worked at the non-governmental development organization Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO).

Witnesses said that when a motorcycle coming from Thakurgaon town reached in front of the forest department yesterday morning, a truck coming from the opposite direction hit it hard. Motorcyclist Ripon Chandra died on the spot.

Thakurgaon Sadar Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Babul Hossain said that the killer truck was seized after the accident, but the driver fled. The body of the deceased will be handed over to the family after legal procedures.

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