A student of International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) was killed as a truck ploughed through a mosque in Banur Bazar area in Sitakundu upazila of Chattogram on Monday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Faridul Islam, 25, son of late Nur Mohammad, hailing from Chakaria upazila in Cox's Bazar and a fifth semester student of Quaranic Science Department of the university, reports a news agency.
Ahsan Habib, officer-in-charge of Baro Aulia Highway Police said the truck driver lost control over the steering and ploughed Baitul Aman Jam-e-mosque, leaving Faridul, who was coming out of the mosque after offering his Fazr prayers, dead.
On information, police recovered the body and seized the truck.