Notre Dame College student death: DSCC forms probe committee

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) today formed a three-member probe committee to investigate the road accident leading to a Notre Dame College student's death at Gulistan.

The committee, led by Air Commodore Sitwat Naeem, chief waste management officer of DSCC, is scheduled to submit their report by seven working days, identifying the guilty persons.

Two other members of the committee are DSCC General Manager (transport) Bipul Chandro Biswas and Superintending Engineer (mechanical) Anishur Rahman.

The committee is also expected to provide recommendations to avoid any accidents in future.

A student of Notre Dame College died this morning after being hit by a vehicle of Dhaka South City Corporation in the Gulistan area.

The deceased was identified as Nayeem Hasan, said Salahuddin Mia, officer-in-charge of Paltan Police Station.

The DSCC vehicle hit the student as he was crossing the road around 11:30 am. He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 12:15 pm, the OC said.