DHAKA: Baul singer Alauddin Khan (60) was killed as a passenger bus knocked him down at Zero Point in city on Monday (January 4).

The accident took place around 12:50pm.

Shahbagh Thana sub-inspector (SI) Ekramul Islam told banglanews that they have learnt that the victim, a resident of Golapbagh, was a baul singer.

Police have seized the bus but could not nab its driver, the SI added.

However, the body was sent to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) morgue for autopsy.

BDST: 1606 HRS, JAN 04, 2016
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