3 schoolboys 'abducted' from Sylhet rescued in Dhaka
Three 'abducted' students of British Bangladesh International School in city's housing estate residential area were rescued by police at Jatrabari in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Abdullah Al Zobayer and Sohag Mia, students of class VIII, who stayed at a hostel of the school in city's Bagbari area, went missing since 8:00pm Sunday after they came out to offer Esha prayers at a nearby mosque.
A general diary was lodged with Kotwali model police station in this connection the same night.
An untoward incident between the guardians of the missing students and the school authorities occurred at the school over the issue.
Police sent messages to different police stations across the country seeking assistance in finding out the missing boys.
Aminul Islam, hostel superintendent of the school, was taken to Kotwali police station for interrogation on Monday night.
Police said the 'abducted' students, who hailed from different areas in Sunamganj and Moulvibazar districts, were 'rescued' from the capital on Tuesday evening.
Police on suspicion held the three boys in the capital while they were moving aimlessly at Jatrabari. They were later sent back to Sylhet.
However, none was arrested in connection with the alleged abduction.
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