Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- A Rajshahi University student was killed after a battery-run autorickshaw crashed into a motorcycle carrying him and another at Binodpur Bazar on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway late Wednesday night.

The deceased was identified as Md Ifthekharul Islam, a resident of the New Market area in Dhaka. He was a fourth-year student of the English department at the university, UNB reports.

Quoting locals, police said the accident occurred around 11:30 pm when Ifthekharul was riding on the back of a motorcycle with his friend.

As they were heading towards the Binodpur Gate, the autorickshaw suddenly attempted a U-turn and, due to its brake failure, rammed into the motorcycle. Ifthekharul fell to the ground and sustained critical inj...