Jashore: A journalist was killed as a covered van hit his motorcycle at Bakchar Cold store intersection in the district town on Sunday night.

The deceased was identified as Ashikul Alam Sabuj, 30, son of Rafiqul Alam of Nilganj Tantipara and a journalist local daily ‘Dainik Samajer Kotha’.

The covered van rammed his motorcycle around 7:30 am, leaving him critically injured, said police.

Later, he was rushed to Jashore Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead, said Dr Ahmed Tareq Shams.