Covered van takes elderly woman's life

A 55-year-old woman was killed by a covered van which hit her while crossing the road in the capital's Badda area in front of Fuji Tower on Saturday morning.

The deceased, Rizia Begum, 55, is from Gangni of Kushtia. She came to Dhaka to visit her son Abdul Mannan.

Leaving her son's house, Rizia was crossing the road on the way to the bus stop. The van hit her then.

The deceased was immediately rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital's (DMCH) emergency unit. The physicians there declared her dead.

Sub-inspector Md Bacchu Miah of DMCH police camp said the body had been sent to the morgue for autopsy.

Police seized the van and are looking for the driver to arrest him, added the SI.