Dhaka: An employee of private television channel Ekattor TV was killed as a bus hit his motorbike in front of Jahangir Gate of Dhaka Cantonment on Saturday.

The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain, marketing executive of Ekattor TV.

Nadia Sharmin, a staff reporter of the television channel, said Anwar sustained serious injuries when he fell down from his motorbike being hit by a bus of ‘VIP Paribahan’ in the morning.

Anwar was taken to Kurmitola General Hospital where he succumed to his injuries around 12:40 pm, she said.

Officer-in-charge of Kurmitola Police Station Sikdar Mohammad Shamim said the driver of the bus was arrested.