A motorbike rider of Pathao, a ride sharing service, was killed by miscreants at Mirpur-12 in the city in the early hours of Wednesday, said police. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Raja, 35,a resident of Arambag in Rupnagar area and son of Hafiz Uddin. Read: Pathao rider among 2 killed in city road crash Ahad Ali, inspector (investigation) of Pallabi Police Station, said the miscreants waylaid the motorbike of Raja when he was passing Mirpur area. Later, they cut his throat and snatched the motorbike, leaving him dead on the spot. On information, police recovered the body around 2 am and sent it to a local hospital morgue.

Two people including a rider of Pathao, a ride sharing service, were killed when an unknown vehicle hit the motorbike on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Airport road in the city early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Kajal Akter, 35, daughter of Barek Mirza of Jhalakathi district and Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury Sumon, 40,  Pathao rider and son of Nurul Islam Chowdhury of Nesarabad upazila in Pirojpur district. Jewel Mia, sub-inspector of Airport Police Station, said the accident occurred around 4 pm when an unknown vehicle hit the motorbike, leaving them dead on the spot. Read:Pathao rider killed in city road crash Kajal used to live with her mother and two children in Khilgaon area after getting divorced from her husband. Besides, Rafiqul used to live in Tatibazar of the capital along with his wife and two children. On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital morgue. Efforts are on to identify the vehicle and arrest its driver, said the SI.