Elderly run over while trying to board bus in Dhaka

An elderly man was run over while he was trying to get on a bus in Dhaka’s Shantinagar today.

The incident took place around 12:30pm when Mesbah Uddin, 60, was trying to board a bus of Manjil Paribahan in Shantinagar, said Ramna Police Station Assistant Sub-Inspector Masud Jamaddar.

Critically injured, the elderly was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The bus has been seized by law enforcers after the incident.

Primary details suggest, Mesbah was a resident of Shantinagar and hailing from Kurigram.