Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- A youth died after he lost control of his motorcycle before crashing into a tree on Fakirapool Kalbard Road in the capital's Motijheel area early Friday.

The deceased was identified as Maizul Alam Sifar, a 27-year-old, son of Masud Alam of Sonapur village in Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur, reports UNB.He lived in a rented house on Ranking Street in Wari. Sifar completed his HSC from Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College (BNMPC) and was preparing to enroll in a law college for LLB studies. Witnesses said Sifar hit a tree while trying to give way to a battery-run autorickshaw, leaving him critically injured.

He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 12:45 am, where doctors declared him dead. Confirming t...