A farmer named Md. Sofi Ullah, aged 60, died after being struck by a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in front of Kabirhat Police Station in Noakhali on Monday night. The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. when Sofi Ullah was crossing the road. He was initially taken to Kabirhat Upazila Health Complex and later transferred to a private hospital in Maijdee, where he died around 3 a.m. while receiving treatment.

Police confirmed that the auto-rickshaw driver, Md. Yusuf, aged 27, from Ashrafpur village in Batiya Union, was detained shortly after the incident. The deceased was a resident of Jagdananda village in Dhanshiri Union under Kabirhat Upazila. According to police and locals, Sofi Ullah had come to the area with a local union parishad member for personal work when the accident occurred.

Authorities stated that further legal action will be taken after discussions with the victim’s family.