Bus kills trader in Sylhet

Staff Correspondent, Sylhet: A trader was killed as a bus ran over him at Lalbazar on Dhaka-Sylhet highway of the Dakshin Surma on Tuesday.

The deceased was known as Kamrul Islam, 45, owner of Shefa Pharmacy at the ground floor of Landmark Shopping Centre in Lalbazar.

Though the bus fled the scene after the incident, agitated people blocked the road for nearly an hour.

According to witnesses, a speedy Dhaka-bound Mamun Paribahan bus ran over Kamrul while he was crossing the road, leaving him dead on the spot.

Khairul Fazal, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dakshin Surma Police Station, confirmed the news.

“Being informed, police rushed to the spot and removed protesting people to clear the road. The body was sent to Osmani Medical College and Hospital morgue,” he added.
 

risingbd/Sylhet/August 28, 2018/Noman/A K Azad