A 35-year-old man has reportedly died following an abduction from his home and a subsequent brutal assault in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali, Bangladesh. The victim, identified as Md Abu Bakar Siddique, was declared dead while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Abu Bakar, son of the late Amin Ullah from Khwajapur village in Ward No. 6 under Chayani Union, had been working at a food outlet owned by his elder brother in the Chandra area of Gazipur. He had recently returned to his village home prior to the incident.
According to information provided by family members, the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, 21 April, when Abu Bakar was sitting inside his home using a mobile phone. At approximately 12:30 am, a group of five to seven individuals allegedly entered the premises and forcibly abducted him. He was taken to a field near a pond on the eastern side of the house, where he was reportedly blindfolded with a cloth and assaulted with iron rods. The attackers subsequently left him in front of the house, apparently believing him to be dead.
Locals later rescued him in a critically injured condition and transported him to Noakhali General Hospital. Due to the severity of his injuries, he was later transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment, where he died at approximately 2:30 pm on Saturday, 25 April.
Following the incident, his funeral prayers were held on Monday, 27 April, after which he was buried in the family graveyard.
Relatives have demanded the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the killing.
Timeline of Key Events
| Date & Time |
Event |
| 21 April (late night) |
Abu Bakar allegedly abducted from his home |
| 21 April (shortly after) |
Taken to nearby field and assaulted |
| 22 April |
Rescued and admitted to Noakhali General Hospital |
| Later |
Transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital |
| 25 April, 2:30 pm |
Death confirmed at Dhaka Medical College Hospital |
| 27 April (Monday) |
Funeral held and burial completed |
Speaking on the matter, Sub-Inspector Mehedi Hasan, officer-in-charge of the Rajganj Police Outpost, stated that police responded after receiving a wireless message from Dhaka. He confirmed that the incident is being treated as a suspected homicide. According to him, the victim was allegedly taken from his residence and assaulted before succumbing to his injuries during treatment in Dhaka. He added that the body was handed over to the family following completion of the post-mortem examination, and that further details would be confirmed once the autopsy report is received. Legal action, he noted, would be taken based on the complaint lodged by the victim’s family.
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