Bike enthusiast dies in Dhaka road crash

A popular bike enthusiast returning home on his two wheeler died after being hit by a speeding vehicle underneath the Banani foot bridge in the capital on Monday night, police said.

The deceased was identified as Jamil Ahmed Shubho, 25. He used to host a Facebook group -- Bike BD -- after finishing his higher studies from Southeast University, said his friend Chinmoy, reports UNB.

The accident occurred around 11.30pm. "The vehicle hit Shubho’s bike at high speed, leaving him dead on the spot," said Md Nure Azam, officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station.

”The body was recovered and sent for an autopsy. A case has been filed under Road Transport Act, 2018, '' said OC Azam.