A female student, who passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination this year, was killed after a bus ran her over in Dhaka’s Farmgate area this afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Tanjila Akhter Hira, 16, of Shahinbag of Tejagon, Mazharul Islam, officer-in-charge of Tejgaon Police Station, told The Daily Star.

The speeding bus hit Tanjila while she was crossing a road in front of Babul Tower around 1:00pm, leaving her dead on the spot.

Police recovered the body and sent it to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College morgue, said the OC.

Police also seized the bus and arrested its driver, added the OC.