Rickshaw Driver Beaten to Death in Bangladesh Over Trivial Reason; Onlookers Fail to Intervene

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News18•22-01-2026, 14:26
Rickshaw Driver Beaten to Death in Bangladesh Over Trivial Reason; Onlookers Fail to Intervene
- •A CNG auto-rickshaw driver, Khorshed Alam, was beaten to death by three individuals with sticks in Chattogram, Bangladesh.
- •The incident occurred on Wednesday night in Midyapara, Amin Jute Mill area, under Bayezid Bostami Police Station.
- •A viral CCTV video shows Khorshed being brutally attacked and left motionless while many onlookers failed to intervene.
- •Police identified one assailant as Md. Hossain and arrested another, with operations ongoing to apprehend others.
- •Preliminary investigation suggests the altercation began over a trivial reason, possibly bad breath, leading to the fatal beating.
Why It Matters: A Bangladeshi rickshaw driver was fatally beaten in Chattogram, highlighting public apathy as onlookers failed to intervene.
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