Muggers snatched away Tk 40 lakh from a businessman after stabbing two of his associates at Bhulta Saotaghat auto-rickshaw stand of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj yesterday.
The victim Shah Alam Bhuiyan was going to a bank at Bhulta from his business establishments at Kalibari bazaar in Araihazar upazila to deposit the money along with his two associates, said police.
When they reached the auto-rickshaw stand area, a gang of five armed muggers riding two motorbikes stopped them and snatched away the bag containing the money.
The muggers also stabbed Abul Khair and Rana Ahmed as they obstructed the snatchers, leaving them critically injured at noon.
The muggers then fled the scene along with the money to Narsingdi through Dhaka-Sylhet highway.
Locals rescued the injured and took them to a local hospital.
Officer-in-Charge of Rupganj Police Station Majibar Rahman confirmed the incident.
-With UNB input
