An 11-year-old boy has been killed after being struck by a bus on Dhaka’s Pragati Sarani.
The accident took place near Jamuna Future Park in the Baridhara area around 6:45am on Thursday, said Kamruzzaman, the chief of Bhatara Police Station.
The deceased has been identified as Atik, a madrasa student. Police could not provide further details regarding the victim.
OC Kamruzzaman told, a bus struck Atik near Jamuna Future Park. Locals rushed him to Kurmitola General Hospital, where doctors declared him dead, .
Atik was on his way home for the Durga Puja break, the OC said, citing the madrasa authority and victim’s family.
