Bus driver arrested over accident of BIWTC official

The Police Bureau of Investigation has arrested bus driver Morshed on charges of knocking down BIWTC official Krishna Roy Chowdhury on the footpath in Dhaka's Bangla Motor area.

He was arrested in Mirpur’s Kazipara area on Sunday night based on a tip-off, PIB Additional Superintendent of Police Bashir Ahmed said,

Krishna, 52, an assistant manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), met the accident when the bus operated by Trust Transport Services mounted a footpath and ran her over on August 27.

She was initially taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital before being sent to the National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR). Later, her left leg below the knee had to be amputated.

On August 28, Krishna’s husband initiated a case after the state-owned corporation rejected the Trust Transport Services’ offer to compensate her for the accident.

“We’re looking for two other suspects in the case,” said Ahmed.