Kolkata road accident kills CU student

C T Online Desk: A student of Chittagong University succumb to injuries in a hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday, two days after she and her mother, a teacher of the university, were severely injured in a road accident in the capital of India’s state of West Bengal.

The deceased is Shajmila Jismam Moon, a third year student of the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of CU.

The injured is Shirin Ara Chowdhury Doly, a Professor of Management department of CU.

According to family members, Moon and her elder brother Lieutenant Safwan Jasir Chowdhury took their mother Doly to India on July 8 for health check-ups. They were schedule to go to Delhi on July 10.

‘Moon and her mother were hit by a speedy bus while they were crossing a road on July 10. Both of them were rushed to Kolkata PG hospital where Moon breathed her last on July 12,’ said Jashim Uddin Chowdhury, Moon’s father and former vice-president of AB Bank.

Jashim added that his wife was still in a critical condition and the process to bring Moon’s body back is underway.