An unidentified woman was killed after being hit by a vehicle while crossing a road in front of the High Court building in Dhaka early Saturday.
Sub-Inspector Md Hamidul Islam of Shahbagh Police Station said on information they rushed to the spot and rescued the woman, aged around 30, in unconscious state around 1:30am.
Later, she was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where physicians declared her dead around 2:30am, he said, adding that the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.
Police are trying to identify the victim, he added.