Feni, Oct. 4 -- An officer of the Special Response Battalion (SRB) was killed when a truck hit a temporary checkpoint on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Feni Sadar upazila early Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Alamgir, 46, a Warrant Officer of the Bangladesh Army, who was posted to the SRB-7 Feni Camp on deputation. He hailed from the Shantibag area of Kendua upazila in Netrokona district.

According to police and relevant sources, an SRB team had set up a temporary checkpoint near the Fatehpur Star Line Filling Station on the Chattogram-bound lane of the highway following a tip-off.

When the team signalled a covered van to stop, its driver complied.

However, the driver of a truck allegedly ignored the signal and rammed...