Helper ran the bus that killed BUP student creating uproar

Dhaka, March 27 – The bus of Suprobhat Paribahan that ran over a student and sparked heavy protest among the students and locals, was being driven by its conductor.
Sirajul Islam, who was designated driver of the bus, detained by traffic police at Banshtala area of Shahjadpur for running over a student of Mirpur Girls Ideal Laboratory College named Synthia Islam
Mukta (20) at around 7:20am on that day (19 March).
After police held the driver for running over the girl, the conductor Md Yasin Arafat took the steering and ran the student over at Nodda area near Bashundhara gate.
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) disclosed those information at a press briefing to announce the arrest of the conductor yesterday.
Abdul Baten, an additional commissioner of DB police spoke to the reporter and disclosed the matter. He said, “Md Yasin, the conductor driving the bus during the accident does not have a driving licence.”
“After the accident, we arrested the driver Sirajul and then found that the vehicle was being driven by Yasin, the conductor,” said Baten.
Yasin was held around 6:30am from Chandpur and the bus helper Md Ibrahim from Dhaka’s Madhya Badda yesterday, the detective office announced.
The commissioner said, “Yasin took the steering and drove away swiftly to avoid capture of the vehicle while the traffic police were taking the bus driver Sirajul into custody for ran over Synthia.”
Only around 10 minutes after the conductor had taken over the wheel, he drove the bus right on top of Abrar Ahmed near the gates of Bashundhara Residential. The conductor and the helper had managed to
flee the scene.
“The bus owner told the conductor Md Yasin to flee the scene with the bus over phone as he feared the vehicle would be vandalised by public,” said the additional commissioner.
“Yasin was handed over to the court. After giving the statement under section 164, we will issue charge sheets within a month’s in this regard,” Abdul Baten added.
Earlier on March 19, Abrar, son of retired brigadier general Arif Ahmed Chowdhury of Bashundhara area and an honours first year student of international relations at BUP, was killed on the spot after
Suprabhat Paribahan bus hit him while crossing the Pragati Swarani.
The victim, Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury, himself a road safety campaigner, met his tragic end at a time when DMP was observing traffic week to bring discipline on the city streets.
Son of Brig Gen (retd) Arif Ahmed Chowdhury, he was a first-year honours student of International Relations department at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). He was the elder of two brothers.
Police and fellow students said Abrar was crossing the road through the zebra crossing to catch a bus for his university around 7:30am when the Suprobhat bus hit him, leaving him dead on the spot. – Staff Reporter