Schoolteacher dies after falling from moving train in Saidpur

A schoolteacher, Md Abdur Razzak (55), died after falling from a moving train in Saidpur, Nilphamari. The accident happened on the intercity Chilahati Express, which had departed from Dhaka, at around 3:55 am on 9 November.

The deceased, Abdur Razzak, was the son of the late Safiar Rahman of Sahapara village in Debiganj upazila, Panchagarh district.

According to eyewitnesses and railway sources, the train had left Saidpur railway station for Chilahati after a stopover. About 300 yards north of the station platform, Abdur Razzak, who was standing near the door of the moving train, accidentally fell off.

He suffered serious injuries to his head, left hand and left leg in the fall. Local people rescued him and rushed him to the 100-bed hospital in Saidpur, where he died while undergoing treatment.

Julfikar Ali, officer-in-charge of Saidpur Railway Police Station, said the body was handed over to the family after the legal process was completed.

He added that an unnatural death (UD) case has been filed over the incident.