
A rickshaw puller hit by bullet in Wednesday’s Gopalganj violence died while undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Friday.
Ramjan Munshi, 32, a resident of Thana Para at Gopalganj town, son of Akbar Munshi, died at about 1:45am on Friday, according to DMCH officials.
Asked about the death in a gunshot injury, DMCH director Brigadier General Nazmul Haque acknowledged the death but did not provide further details.
According to DMCH officials, Ramjan Munshi was admitted to the DMCH at about 4:30pm on Thursday.
They said that the body was sent to the DMCH morgue for autopsy.
While talking to ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· in front of the morgue, the victim’s brother Hira Munshi told ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· that his brother sustained a bullet injury in his chest at Chowrangi Mor on Wednesday.
‘We have admitted him to the Gopalganj Sadar Hospital and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College,’ he said.
The death toll from the Gopalganj violence reached five as four died on Wednesday.