A student of Ispahani Public School and College has been killed and 15 others injured when a bus carrying the students of the school overturned on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Durgapur of Comilla.
The deceased was identified as Rafsan,13, a class VI student of Ispahani Public School and College.
Hasanuzzaman Mohammad Ali Kabir, vice principal of the school, confirmed to the Dhaka Tribune about the death.
Locals said the school bus hit a roadside tree and turned turtle on the road in front of Noapara Open University regional office around 7:30am, leaving 16 students injured.
Of the injured, three were admitted to Comilla Medical College Hospital while 13 others at Combined Military Hospital, Comilla. Rafsan died while undergoing treatment at the CMH.