An engineer died after being hit by a train at Ghorashal under Palash upazila in Narsingdi district on Monday morning.
The deceased was Khorshed Alam, 45, hailed from Saturia upazila in Manikganj district. He was a sub-assistant engineer of Ghorashal Thermal Power Station and lived with his family at Madhabi quarter of that power station.
According to Railway Police, Khorshed Alam was going to Tongi riding on a motorcycle in the morning. On the way, a Chattogram-bound Sonar Bangla Express train hit him while he was crossing rail line in Ghorashal Chamrab area at 9 am. He died on the spot.
Narsingdi Railway Police Outpost sub-inspector Saiful Islam confirmed the matter.