JESSORE: A Dhaka-bound Hanif Paribahan bus ran over two school students, killing them in Manirampur Upazila of the district on Thursday (June 20).
The accident happened at Bijoyrampur Khoitola intersection on Jessore-Chuknagar road.
The victims were identified as Ashiqur Rahman, son of school teacher Khairul Basar, of Dholigati village of the upazila and Al-Amin, son of Jalal Uddin, of Jamla village.
Two of them were 10th grade students of Dholigati Primary School.
“We’re deeply shocked to learn that our talented students-Ashiqur Rahman and Al-Amin-were killed in a road accident. They were 1st and 2nd boys of the class, aspiring to get golden GPA-5 in the examination,” Dilip Kumar Paul, head master of Dholigati Primary School in Manirampur, told Banglanews.
Officer-in-Charge of Manirampur police station Rafiqul Islam went to Sundol Bazar on Jessore-Chuknagar road to calm students as locals had blocked the road protesting the accident.
BDST: 1820 HRS, JUNE 20, 2019
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