A Correspondent, Barishal:

The driver of the bus that killed a Barishal University student has been arrested from Khasherhat village in Patuakhali district.

The arrestee is Jamil Hossain, 27, driver of ‘Travels Paribahan’ Narayanganj and son of Haidar Ali of Patukhali district.

A team of police arrested Jamil from a house around 11:00 pm on Friday, said Md Shafiqul Islam, Commissioner of Barishal Metropolitan Police.

Maya Fauzia Mim, a student of Statistics Department of the university, was killed when a bus hit her around 9:00 pm on Wednesday.

The students of the university blocked Barishal-Kuakata-Barguna-Bhola regional routes after the accident.

Vehicular movement on the route remained suspended till 10:00 pm on Friday following the demonstration, said Rafiqul islam, officer-in-charge of Bandar Police Station.