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A schoolteacher died after falling from a moving train in Saidpur upazila of Nilphamari early Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Md Abdur Razzak, 55, son of late Sofiar Rahman of Shahapara village in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh.
The accident occurred at around 3:55am on 9 November aboard the intercity Chilahati Express, which was travelling from Dhaka to Chilahati.
According to eyewitnesses and railway sources, the train resumed its journey towards Chilahati after a scheduled stop at Saidpur Railway Station.
About 300 yards north of the station platform, Razzak accidentally fell from the train while standing near a doorway.
He sustained serious injuries to his head, left hand and left leg.
Local residents rescued him and rushed him to Saidpur 100-bed Hospital, where he later died while undergoing treatment.
Saidpur Railway Police Station Officer-in-Charge Zulfikar Ali said the body had been handed over to the family after completion of legal formalities.
An unnatural death case has been filed over the incident, he added.