A 65-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a bus while crossing the road at Norda area of Gulshan in the city on Friday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Jahanara Khatun Tahera, 65, wife of late Jasim Uddin, a resident of Bhatara Narda Saudi Mosque area.
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Gulshan Police Station Sub-Inspector Md Alamgir Hossain said that a Rajdhani paribahan bus hit a woman while she was crossing the road at Norda bus stand area around 4:45 pm on Friday, leaving her critically injured.
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Later, pedestrians took her to the Dhaka Medical College where she succumbed to her injuries.
“The bus of Rajdhani Paribahan was seized and the driver was also arrested. The body was sent to DMCH morgue for autopsy,” the officer added.
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