, Oct. 16 -- A former assistant general manager (AGM) of Bangladesh Krishi Bank was killed after being hit by a battery-powered easy-bike in the Kandirpar area of Cumilla city on Thursday night.

The deceased, Dipak Saha, 68, was a resident of Kandirpar. He had served as an AGM at the bank's Motijheel branch in Dhaka.

The accident occurred in front of Zaman Medical Hall on Nazrul Avenue around 8:30pm.

Dip Saha, owner of the medical hall, said Dipak Saha was gossiping with a few others at his shop in the evening. As he left the shop and tried to cross the road, a speeding easy-bike hit him.

The impact threw him onto the road, and the vehicle ran over him, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors ...