Kabir Humayun: Bus driver Jahangir Alam, father of Diya Khanam Mim who was killed in a bus accident in Dhaka on Sunday, urged the government to make traffic more disciplined.
“We can’t bring her back but can only place a demand to the government—bring us under the rules,” said Jahangir, who drives long-haul buses from Gabtoli to the country’s north, reports bdnews24.com.
He demanded punishment to the driver responsible for his daughter’s death.
Jahangir, who runs his family by working as a bus driver, says he leaves the job as it was a bus that killed his child.
Diya and Abdul Karim, both students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College, died on the spot when a Jabal-e-Nur bus ran over students waiting for transport on the Airport Road on July 29.
While talking to bdnews24.com, he said the driver who crushed the two students to death was unskilled.
“If they had been skilled drivers they would have slowed down in front of an educational institution,” Jahangir said.
“I’m urging the government to allow only real drivers to drive vehicles. Those who can’t drive shouldn’t get a licence and the government should monitor it,” he continued.