CU teacher killed in road accident
He was an associate professor of the zoology department
A Chittagong University (CU) teacher was killed after a head-on collision with a car near the university campus on Friday night.
The deceased – Aftab Hossain – was an associate professor of the zoology department at CU.
The accident occurred somewhere between the Gate 1 of the university and the Madanhat area around 12 am when Aftab was riding his scooter home, said ASM Ziaul Islam, assistant proctor of the university.
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"Aftab was returning to the campus from the port city. He sustained critical injuries in the collision. When locals took him to Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the on-duty physician declared him dead on arrival," said Sadekur Rahman, an inspector (investigation) of Panchlaish police station.
Hathazari police seized the car and arrested its driver, the inspector added.
