Students block Rampura bridge over SSC candidate’s death in road mishap

The Report Desk

Published: November 30, 2021, 11:04 AM

Students block Rampura bridge over SSC candidate’s death in road mishap

Students of different educational institutions have blocked Rampura bridge in the capital protesting the death of SSC student Mainuddin Islam Durjoy in accident.

Durjoy, a student of Rampura Ekramunnessa High School, was run over by an Anabil Paribahan bus on Monday (November 29) night.

Monday (29 November) was his birthday.

The protesting students shouted slogans demanding justice for the victim and safer roads for all.

The police have seized the bus and detained its driver, Md Sohel.

However, Sohel was beaten by the mob following the incident. He has been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

Earlier, seven buses were torched by a mob at Rampura on Monday night after Mainuddin was killed.

Mainuddin was an SSC candidate and also a tea vendor at Rampura Bazar.

He was crossing the road when the bus ran over him and injured few others while fleeing the scene.

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