Bus ploughs thru mosque, kills IIUC student in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 25 (UNB): A student of International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) was killed as a truck ploughed through a mosque in Banur Bazar area in Sitakundu upazila on Monday morning.

The deceased was identified as Faridul Islam, 25.

He was son of late Nur Mohammad, hailing from Chakaria upazila in Cox's Bazar and a fifth semester student of Quaranic Science Department of the International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC).

Officer-in-charge of Baroaulia Highway Police Ahsan Habib said the truck driver lost control over the steering and ploughed Baitul Aman Jam-e-mosque, leaving Faridul, who was coming out of the mosque after saying his Fazr prayers, dead.

On information, police recovered the body and seized the truck.