A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Bakchar area of Gobindaganj upazila in Gaibandha on early Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Mokhlesur Rahman, a member of Kurigram BGB-45 Battalion.

Mofazzal Hossain, superintendent of Gaibandha Police, said the accident took place at about 12:30am when a Kurigram-bound ‘Sagarika Paribahan’ bus from Sylhet hit a truck coming from the opposite direction, leaving Mokhlesur dead on the spot.

Family said the accident occured when Mokhlesur was returning to his workplace.