Barishal: The police have arrested the driver in the accident that killed Barishal University (BU) student Maisha Fouzia Mim.
The driver, Jamil Hossain (27), was arrested from Khaserhat village in Patuakhali around 11 pm on Friday (November 1), said Barishal Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md. Shafiqul Islam.
The arrested Jamil Hossain is the son of Haider Ali of Morichbunia village in Patuakhali district and is a bus driver for Narayanganj Travels Paribahan.
Earlier, the tragic accident took place in front of Barishal University around 9 pm on Wednesday. Maisha Fouzia Mim lost her life when she was hit by a bus of Narayanganj Travels. Mim was a first-year student of the Department of Statistics at Barishal University.
In protest against the incident, classmates vandalized the bus and set it on fire. The next day, Thursday, angry students blocked the Dhaka-Barishal highway and protested.
On Friday, students blocked the highway again and protested. When the leaders of the District Bus Owners Association failed to come to resolve the incident, the students blocked the highway again with 10-point demands. This caused a long traffic jam. However, after the students left around 10 pm, traffic flow returned to normal, said the OC of Bandar Police Station.