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BAGERHAT, Nov 9, 2025 (BSS) - An 11-year-old boy was killed when a bus ran over him in Katakhali area under Fakirhat upazila of the district this morning.

The deceased was Md. Samirul Islam, son of Md. Saiful Islam, a resident of Homna upazila in Cumilla district.

The accident took place on the Khulna-Mongla highway around 8.30 am when a Dhaka-bound bus ran over the boy while he was crossing the road, said Katakhali Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Zafar Ahmed.

Critically injured Samirul was taken to Fakirhat Upazila Health Complex where the doctor on duty declared him dead.