A man was killed as a microbus hit his motorcycle at Kholapara in Manikganj's Singair upazila on Thursday morning.
The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, 35, of Baraibhikora village in Manikganj Sadar upazila.
Singair Police Station Sub-Inspector Suman Mia said that the accident happened on the Hemayetpur-Singair-Manikganj regional road when the microbus was heading towards Manikganj Sadar.
The speeding microbus collided with the Hemayetpur-bound motorbike around 9:15am, leaving Shahidul dead on the spot, the SI said.
Some witnesses said the motorcyclist was riding the bike at a low speed, but the microbus hit it from the opposite direction, our local correspondent reports quoting police.
Ismail Hossain, driver of the microbus, said his vehicle hit the bike while he was letting an auto-rickshaw cross his vehicle. "It was an accident," he said.
SI Suman said that Ismail, 33, and the microbus are now in custody.
At least 3,317 deaths and 5,172 injuries have been reported from 3,562 road accidents from January to August this year, Nirapad Sarak Chai, a social organization dedicated to ensuring safe roads, has said quoting figures from the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA).
