Man killed as tree falls on him in Lalmonirhat

A rickshaw-puller was killed as a tree fell on him while cutting it at Kachua Para in Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat district on Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Rahmat Ali ,47, son of late Posor Mamud from Kachua Para area.

Police said when Rahamat Ali was cutting a tree in the afternoon on the land of a nearby graveyard the tree fell on him, leaving him seriously injured.

Local people  rescued him but he succumbed to his injuries on the way to Patgram Upazila Health Complex.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Patgram police station  Mizanur Rahman said police were sent to the scene after receiving the news.