Road crash kills BUP student in city

A student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) was killed as a bus ran over him at Nodda near Bashundhara Residential area in the city this morning.

The victim was identified as Abrar Ahmed, a first year student of international relations department of the BUP. “The accident took place around 7:30 am when a bus ran over Abrar opposite the Jamuna Future Park while he was crossing the road,” Sub-inspector of Gulshan Police Station Sinthia Akter told media.

After hearing the news of Abrar’s death, students from different universities took to the streets and blocked the road in the area, she said, adding that the vehicular movement remains suspended on the road till filing
the report.