Seven students of the Dhaka University (DU) were injured after a car hit them in front of the Faculty of Business Studies on Tuesday morning.
Of the injured, six are students of the Marketing Department from the 2025–26 academic session, while the other is a student of the Department of Linguistics.
One of the injured students reportedly suffered a torn ligament in the leg and a head injury.
According to eyewitnesses, around 11:30am, the car struck students standing in front of the faculty building at a speed of around 40 kilometres per hour.
The injured students initially received first aid at Mortaza Medical Centre before being taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for further treatment.
The driver, Sadman Sakib, is a third-year student of DU’s Institute of Information Technology.
He reportedly said the accident occurred while he was test-driving the car in front of the Faculty of Business Studies.
He also said he had driven a car for the first time that day and did not have a driving licence.
Sadman is the son of Shahidul Islam, a professor in DU’s Department of Mathematics.
Following the incident, students detained the driver and took him to the university’s proctor’s office.
