A man died early today after a Rab team took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was found in critical condition in Dhaka's Hazaribagh area last night, Rab said.

The victim was identified as Mahbub Hasan (38).

Lt Col Imran Ullah Sarker, commanding officer of Rab-2, said a patrol team came to know that a man was in critical condition and rushed to the spot around 11:45pm last night. The team took him to the hospital where he died, he said.

Locals told Rab that a group of people beat him up, suspecting him to be a mugger, he said, adding that they informed local police about the incident.

Sajidur Rahman Sajid, officer-in-charge of Hazaribagh Police Station, said they came to know the man was lying on the ground and Rab team took him to hospital.