, Feb. 2 -- A man was killed after being hit by a pickup van in Hatirjheel area of the capital early Monday.

The deceased was identified as Abdul Hanif Khan, 45, son of Rafiqul Khan of Babuganj upazila in Barishal.

He had been living in a rented house in Hatirjheel area.

A pedestrian, Kamruzzaman, said the pickup van hit Hanif while he was crossing the road in front of Hatirjheel Gate No. 2 and fled the scene immediately.

Hanif was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition around 12:45 am where doctors declared him dead.

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Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the police camp at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said the body has been kept at the hospital morgue.

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