Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A woman has died while undergoing treatment at Mugda General Hospital in Dhaka after being beaten over allegations that her daughter had stolen money.

The victim, 55-year-old Ayesha Begum, was a street vendor who sold vegetables and women's clothing. After her husband died, she lived in a rented house in Mugda's South Manda area with her two daughters.

According to Sub-Inspector Md Kamruzzaman, Ayesha was assaulted at a house in Manik Nagar's Professor Alley on Monday. "She was later admitted to Mugda General Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday."

Her daughter Rumi said that she used to visit the house where the alleged theft took place. A few residents of that house were moneylenders who charged i...