United News of Bangladesh

A rickshaw puller was killed in Jashore town on Sunday night, in an incident locals suspect was a robbery. The attack took place around 8:00 pm in the Sutighata area of the town. The deceased was identified as Alamgir, 40, son of late Rajab Ali of Chanchra Bara Madrasha area under Jashore Sadar upazila. He had been living in a rented house in the city’s Jhumjhumpur area. According to locals, unidentified miscreants allegedly killed him and fled with his rickshaw. Passersby found Alamgir critically injured and rushed him to Jashore 250-bed General Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. Dr Hasib Al Hasan, an emergency department physician, said Alamgir suffered heavy head injuries and was brought dead to the hospital. Inspector (Investigation) Kazi Babul of Jashore Kotwali Model Police Station said police visited the scene and an investigation is ongoing. Residents noted that a similar killing had occurred at the same location a few days earlier, spreading fear across the area.

A rickshaw puller was killed as a speeding car hit his rickshaw on Basabo flyover in the capital's Sabujbagh on Wednesday morning. The identity of the deceased, aged about 35, could not be ascertained yet. Also read: SUST student killed in Sylhet road crash When a speeding car hit the rickshaw its puller fell on the road in the morning, said a witness of the incident. He was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead by a doctor at around 5.30 am. Also read: 4 of a family among 5 killed in Sylhet road crash Mohammad Bachchu Mia, in-charge (inspector) of the police camp at DMCH confirmed the death and said the body has been kept at the morgue of the hospital for an autopsy.

A rickshaw puller was killed after being hit by a sand-laden tractor on the west side of Comilla-Sylhet Highway in Sherpur of Brahmanbaria district on Friday morning.