Two women were killed after being struck by a bus on Airport Road in Dhaka on Saturday morning.
The deceased were Minara Begum, 55, and Moni Begum, 37, said Airport police station Inspector Aslam Uddin Molla.
The accident took place around 11am in front of Xinxian Restaurant in Uttara.
According to Inspector Molla, a passenger bus of Binimoy Paribahan hit the women while they were crossing the road, resulting in the the immediate death of Minara Begum and severely injuring Moni Begum.
Moni Begum was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), he added.
She later succumbed to her injuries at around 12:15pm, the doctors on duty said.
The driver of the bus, named Shahin, has been detained and the vehicle seized, Inspector Aslam Uddin Molla said.
Moni Begum's husband, Badsha Mia, said: "There used to be a footbridge in that area, but it was demolished, so pedestrians are forced to take risks when crossing the road," he lamented.
Moni Begum's body has been kept at the morgue for autopsy, confirmed Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital Police outpost Md Masud Mia.
