Man killed in hit-and-run in Dhaka’s Uttara

Pistol with bullets

Dhaka, Nov 12 – A 55-year-old man was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle while crossing a road in the capital’s Uttara area early Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, son of Nizamuddin, of Sadar upazila in Jhenaidah district.

Inspector Md Habibur Rahman, in-charge of the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said Shafiqul, along with six members of his family, arrived in Dhaka by a bus of “Green Line Paribahan” from Jhenaidah around 4 am.

At one stage, an unidentified vehicle ran over Shafiqul while he was crossing the road, leaving him injured.

He was later taken to Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital and referred to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead around 6 am. - UNB