A 42-year-old man was killed after being hit by a bus in Shyampur area of the city Tuesday noon, said police.
The deceased was identified as Md Saiful Islam, a resident of the city’s Mirpur area.
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A bus of ‘Green Line Paribahan’ knocked down Saiful around 1pm when he was crossing a road at Postagola to meet his brother there, leaving him injured, said Md Sazzad Hossain, deceased’s brother.
Later, Saiful was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where doctors declared him dead on arrival, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of the hospital police outpost.
The body has been kept at the hospital morgue, he added.