Patuakhali, April 5 -- An Ansar member died after a bus ran over him on the Patuakhali-Barishal highway on Saturday.

The deceased Jahangir Alam, 50, was the commander of a 60-member Ansar team deployed at the Rural Narenco Power Company Ltd (RNPL) in Kolapara upazila of Patuakhali, said Sub-Inspector Mahbub Alam of Patuakhali Sadar Police Station.

The accident happened around 6:30am near the Badarpur culvert when he was on his way to his home in Bhola on a motorcycle, according to police and colleagues.

"The victim lost balance and fell on the road. A bus coming from behind ran him over. We found tire marks over his chest, indicating the bus drove directly over him."

Mohammad Solaiman, a fellow Ansar member, said Jahangir had taken le...