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NSU female student killed in road accident

A female student of North South University was killed as a covered van rammed a motorcycle in Lalbagh of capital Dhaka on Friday night.

Deceased Sanzida Akhter Tamanna, 27, was BBA final year student. She was the daughter of Abu Taher, a resident of Sonamuri upazila of Noakhali, and lived in Kamrangichar of Dhaka.

Lalbagh Police Station sub-inspector Akter Hossain said a covered van hit a motorcycle the student was riding in Beribadh area around 10 pm, leaving her injured.

Later, she was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared her dead around 12 midnight, he added.

Police seized the covered van but its driver managed to flee, the SI also said.

Quazi Al Amin/SU