Listed criminal Arman Hossain, 40, was hacked to death by miscreants on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Sonargoan, Naraynganj yesterday.
Officer-in-Charge of Sonargaon police station Shah Mohammad Manjur Kader said a gang of unidentified assailants swooped on Arman and hacked him indiscriminately with sharp weapons in front of Afia CNG pump station when he was returning to home from Dhaka around 5pm. He died on the spot.
Arman was accused in several cases, including extortion, snatching and robbery, said the OC, adding that motive behind the killing could not be known immediately.
The body was sent to Narayganj General Hospital for an autopsy. A case has been filed.