A primary school head teacher died after falling from a rickshaw when a mugger allegedly snatched her bag near the South Plaza of the National Parliament building in Dhaka on Saturday morning.
The incident occurred around 6:30am at the South Plaza.
The deceased was identified as Mosa Ranjina Parvin, head teacher of Bagbari Girls’ Government Primary School in Bogra.
According to information available, Ranjina had travelled from Bogra overnight to see a doctor at Islamia Eye Hospital in Farmgate. She got off at Gabtoli bus terminal at dawn and then took a rickshaw towards the hospital.
When the rickshaw reached the South Plaza of the Parliament building, a mugger allegedly approached from behind on a motorcycle and snatched her bag. She fell from the rickshaw and sustained a head injury.
She was rescued from the scene and taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared her dead.
Tejgaon Division Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ibne Mizan said police were working to identify the motorcycle and those involved.
He expressed hope that the suspects would be identified and arrested within a short time.