A fourth-grader, who peeped out of the window of a bus, was killed in the capital's Hazaribagh Wednesday afternoon after he was hit by a covered van.
The deceased Sayeed, 11, was from Cumilla's Homna.
The accident occurred at Pilkhana Gate 1, while the 11-year-old was returning to his village home along with his family members after attending the wedding reception of his elder sister.
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The critically injured Sayeed was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where he was declared dead around 7:30pm, Md Bachhu Miah, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost, said.
The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.