Dhaka, June 1 -- An elderly man has been run over and killed by a bus in Dhaka's Shantinagar.

The victim, identified as 73-year-old Tashikul Islam, was returning home from the mosque after Fajr prayers when the incident occurred around 4:45am on Sunday, according to the police.

"While crossing the road near the Bailey Road entrance at the Shantinagar intersection, the man was struck by a bus and thrown onto the road, suffering serious injuries in the process," said Sub-Inspector Abu Hanif from Ramna Police Station.

Alerted by local residents, a police patrol team in the area rescued Tashikul in a bloodied state and rushed him to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 5:30am. There, the on-duty doctor declared him d...