Bus runs over, kills madrasa student in Jatrabari
A female madrasa student died after a speeding bus hit a motorcycle in Dhaka's Jatrabari area this afternoon.
Deceased Habiba Islam Mithila (17) was a ninth grader at Tamirul Millat Kamil Madrasah in Jatrabari campus, according to sources.
Mithila was the pillion rider on the bike of her friend Shariful Islam when the bus of Shitol Paribahan hit the two-wheeler near Saddam Market around 1:15pm.
The bus then ran over her after she fell on the road, leaving her critically injured.
She was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared her dead around 2:00pm, Shariful told reporters at the hospital.
Shariful said he lives in Mirpur area. He was giving Mithia a lift to her Jatrabari residence on his way back from Signboard area when the accident happened.
Police seized the bus but its driver fled away, said sub-inspector Arifur Rahman of Jatrabari Police Station.
The body was sent to hospital morgue for autopsy.
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