Student’s death: Locals block Kalshi road demanding speed breaker

Locals blocked a road in Mirpur of Dhaka for two hours today demanding construction of a speed breaker following a road accident that killed a female student yesterday.

People blockaded Kalshi New Road around 10:00am, halting vehicular movement till around 2:00pm.

They finally left the road after four hours, when the city corporation authorities sent employees to build the speed breaker.

A private car hit and injured Sharmin Akhter, 18, when she was crossing Kalshi New Road yesterday. She was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital but succumbed to her injuries later that evening.

The accident occurred when Sharmin was returning after submitting her admission application for the honours course at the Government Titumir College.

As news of the death spread, locals blocked the road for about two hours up to 8:00pm, causing huge traffic jam, Atiqur Rahman, officer in charge of Cantonment Police Station, said yesterday.