Two women were killed when a bus ran over them in front of Xinxian Restaurant near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital on Saturday.
The victims were Minara Begum, 54, wife of Abdul Hakim, and Moni Begum, wife of Badsha Miah, of Sherpur district. They lived in the city’s Dakkhinkhan area.
Airport police station Officer-in-Charge Md Aslam Uddin Mollah said the incident took place around 11am when the two were crossing the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in front of the restaurant.
The police seized the bus and arrested its driver Md Shahin from the spot, he added.
A bus of Binimoy Paribahan hit several pedestrians in the area. Minara died on the spot and Moni, who was injured critically, succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).
A case was lodged with the police station in this connection.
