Mad bus race kills college student in Dhaka

A college student has been killed in a road crash at Dhaka’s Demra area.

The deceased was identified as Iram Byapari, 19, a first-year college student of Golam Mostafa Model College in Demra, victim’s cousin Masudur Rahman said.

Sub-inspector Mozammel Huque of Demra Police Station told The Daily Star the incident took place around 11:00am at Mosto Majhir intersection.

Locals alleged, two buses of Ramzan Paribahan and Shadhin Paribahan were competing with each other on the road when one of them ran Iram over.

The buses or drivers could not be caught.

Locals blocked the Demra - Rampura and Demra - Jatrabari roads after the Jumma prayers protesting the incident, the police official added.

The road blockades were removed around 4:30pm after the police high-ups went to the spot and assured the protesting people of taking actions. 

The protesters also vandalised around 15 vehicles during the road block.

The incident takes place barely three weeks into the death of Abrar Ahmed, the university student whose death in road crash triggered countrywide protests.