Bus runs over traffic sergeant
A bus ran over a traffic sergeant yesterday killing him on the spot at the city's Azampur area in Uttara.
Sajjadur Rahman, 31, a sergeant of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) traffic (north zone), hailed from Soratala village in Narail.
Witnesses said the sergeant was on duty near Azampur foot over-bridge around 8:30am when a Netrakona-bound bus from Mohakhali crushed him.
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Sajjadur's body was taken to his home village for burial following his namaz-e-janaza at Rajarbagh Police Lines.
He left behind his wife and a baby daughter Shahshi.