Hijackers kill taxicab driver in city

Criminals stabbed a taxicab driver to death and hijacked the cab, which was recovered later, at Mirpur in the capital last night.
Police arrested a criminal, who was injured in police firing.
According to police, three criminals in the guise of passengers hired the taxicab and at one stage they stabbed its driver at about 12:00 midnight at Mirpur-6, leaving him critically injured.
Doctors declared him dead at about 1:30am after he was rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The deceased was identified as Nuruzzaman, 30, son of Khalilur Rahman of that area.
On information, police rushed to the spot and shot fire on the muggers, leaving Imran injured, officer in-charge of Pallabi Police Station Abdul Malek told The Daily Star.
Police arrested Imran and admitted him to a city hospital, he added.