Rab official dies in road crash

A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) official was killed in a road accident while he was on duty in the capital's Kamalapur Railway Station area last night.

Abu Jafar, a sergeant of communication and MIS wing of Rab, suffered serious injuries as a container truck hit him around 8:30pm, said Lt Col Mohidur Rahman, director of communication and MIS wing of Rab.

Jafar was rushed to Combined Military Hospital where the doctors declared him dead, he added.