A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver, who was stabbed by muggers in Dhaka's Khilgaon Sunday, died at a hospital in the early hours of Monday, police said. Mamun Howlader, 48, was from Mehendiganj upazila, Barishal, and lived in a rented house with his family in Kamrangir Char, Dhaka. "The incident occurred Sunday afternoon. The critically injured Mamun was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and he succumbed to his injuries at 4:05am today," Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost, said. Also read: 35-yr-old stabbed to death in Dinajpur "The body was sent to DMCH morgue for autopsy," he added. Mamun's nephew Arif Hossain said his uncle was attacked as he was having tea after completing a trip to Khilgaon's Taltola. At this time, some muggers tried to snatch his auto-rickshaw keys. As Mamun resisted he was stabbed repeatedly. Also read: Youth stabbed dead in Chattogram As the auto-rickshaw driver screamed for help, locals rushed there and caught one of the attackers and handed him over to police, Arif said. 

Police have recovered the body of a auto-rickshaw driver from Ghatchilan area of Lalpur upazila in Natore district. The deceased was identified as Milon Hossain, 30, of Mahishbhanga of Boraigram upazila. Also read: Youth’s body recovered from Natore madrasha Milon went out with his battery-run auto-rickshaw asusual on Saturday afternoon and he remained missing since then, said police. Based on a complaint, police started investigation and recovered the body from a roadside sugarcane field in Ghatchilan area on Sunday night, said Monoaruzzaman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Lalpur police station. Also read: 105-yr-old woman charred to death in Natore There were several injury marks on Milon’s body, said the OC. Muggers might have killed him for snatching his auto-rickshaw, he added.

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