Youth killed in tragic bus race in city

A youth was killed in a tragic bus accident on Monday evening as two city buses raced near the Chowdhurypara area of the capital's Malibag.

The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan Rana, 19, a student hailed from Khulna.

Md Golam Azam, sub-inspector of Hatirjheel police station told Prothom Alo, "The incident took place when Mehedi was travelling on a bus of Turag Paribahan with his head slightly tilted outside of the bus window."

"At that time, a bus of Akash Paribahan smashed his head from behind while attempting to overtake Turag, leaving him dead on the spot," he added.

The body has been sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.