Man dies after being hit by bus in Dhaka’s Badda

A man was killed after being hit by a bus in Dhaka's Badda area this morning.

The deceased was identified as Abdul Halim Patwary, 55, a sweets seller.

The accident took place at Madhya Badda area around 6:30am when he was on his way to Tongi from his house to buy sweets.

An unidentified bus hit him, leaving him critically injured, according to witnesses. He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 8:00am, victim's son Ahsan Habib said, quoting pedestrians.

Hailing from Chandpur district, Halim used to live in Madhya Badda with his family.

The body was sent to hospital morgue for autopsy, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of police outpost at the hospital.