BU student’s death: Bus driver arrested
The driver of the bus that killed a Barishal University student has been arrested from Khasherhat village in Patuakhali district.
The arrestee is Jamil Hossain, 27, a driver of 'Travels Paribahan' Narayanganj and son of Haidar Ali of Patukhali district.
A team of police arrested Jamil from a house around 11 pm on Friday, said Md Shafiqul Islam, Commissioner of Barishal Metropolitan Police.
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Maya Fauzia Mim, a student of the Statistics Department of the university, was killed when a bus hit her around 9 pm on Wednesday.
The students of the university blocked the Barishal-Kuakata-Barguna-Bhola regional routes after the accident.
Following the demonstration, vehicular movement on the route remained suspended until 10 p.m. on Friday, said Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bandar Police Station.
