Dhaka: A court here on Wednesday placed one of the drivers of ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ bus, accused in killing two college students in a road accident on Airport Road on July 29 in the city, on a seven-day remand for interrogation.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate HM Toaha passed the order when DB police inspector Kazi Shariful Islam, the investigation officer of the case, produced him before the court seeking a seven-day remand.

Police arrested the accused driver, Masum Billa from Barguna district sadar on Tuesday afternoon, added Kazi Shariful Islam.

The development came one day after the Dhaka court sent four people—bus drivers Sohagh Ali and Mohammad Zubayer, and two helpers - Enayet Hossain and Mohammad Ripon to jail over the killing.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate HM Toaha passed the order when Riyad Ahmed, sub-inspector of Cantonment Police Station and also the investigation officer of the case, produced them before the court seeking a 10-day remand prayer.

The court also fixed August 6 for hearing after the investigation officer produced them before the court seeking a 10-day remand prayer.

Diya Khanam Mim and Abdul Karim Rajib, students of the college section of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin School and College, were killed as a bus ploughed through some students in front of Kurmitola General Hospital on Airport Road on July 29.

A case was filed over the accident with Cantonment Police Station on Sunday night.