School teacher dies after snatcher pulls bag from rickshaw in Dhaka

A primary school headteacher died after falling from a rickshaw when a motorcycle-riding snatcher allegedly grabbed and pulled her bag on Saturday morning.

The deceased was identified as Mosammat Ronjina Parveen, headteacher of Bagbari Girls Government Primary School in Bogura.

The incident occurred around 6:30am near the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital.

According to police and local sources, Parveen had travelled to Dhaka from Bogura to see a doctor at Islamia Eye Hospital in Farmgate. She got off at Gabtoli Bus Terminal in the early hours and took a rickshaw to the hospital.

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When the rickshaw reached the South Plaza area, a snatcher riding a motorcycle reportedly approached from behind and pulled her bag. The force of the pull caused her to fall from the rickshaw, leaving her with a serious head injury.

She was rescued from the scene and taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

Family members declined to speak to the media about the incident.

Ibn Mizan, deputy commissioner of police of Tejgaon Division, said police were working to identify the motorcycle and the people involved in the incident.

“We are working to identify the motorcycle and those involved. We hope to identify and arrest them very soon,” he said.