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Mountaineer Reshma dies after microbus ploughs into her bicycle in Dhaka
Reshma Nahar Ratna, a teacher who was also a mountaineer, has died after being run over by a microbus while cycling in Dhaka.
Published : 7 August 2020, 10:12 AM
Updated : 7 August 2020, 10:22 AM
The incident took place on Lake Road behind the Parliament building in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar around 9 am Friday, according to police.
Reshma, 34, was heading towards Gonobhaban when a black microbus ploughed into the bicycle from behind, flinging her into the air, said Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Inspector Abul Kalam Azad, citing witnesses.
She was subsequently rushed to Suhrawardy Hospital where doctors declared her dead.
Reshma, a resident of the government staff quarters in Mirpur, used to teach in Ayub Ali Government Primary School in Dhanmondi. She was also a mountaineer, her family said.
Police are looking for the driver, who fled the scene after the crash, said Azad.
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