Driver killed in clash

UNB, Narsingdi
A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Wednesday following a clash between the drivers and CNG filling station workers at Ghorashal on Gazipur-Narsingdi road. The deceased was identified as Ratan Miah, 28, son of Joynal Abedin of Dhaluar Char village in Polash upazila. Witnesses said the two groups locked in an altercation over standing in a queue for refueling the auto-rickshaws on Tuesday night. At one stage, one of the filling station workers kicked Ratan in his abdomen, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed to Sadar hospital first and later shifted to DMCH where he succumbed to his injuries at about 2:00am. A case was filed with local police station in this connection.