Bangladeshi killed by compatriots in S Africa
A Bangladeshi youth was killed in Bloemfontein town of South Africa on October 31 allegedly by three compatriots over business-related conflict.
The victim was identified as Abu Sayeed, son of Abu Naser of Yearpur village in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali.
The body of the deceased reached his village on Saturday night. Fallowing his namaj-e-janaja, he was buried at his family graveyard yesterday morning.
Abu Naser, father of the victim, said Sayeed went to South Africa three years back. A year ago, he started a business with his cousin Yousuf in Bloemfontein.
But before them, three brothers Solaiman, Masud and Hossain -- sons of Mofiz Mia of Debkala village of the same upazila -- were operating a similar business in the same town which triggered a conflict of interest among them.
At one stage, the trio demanded a big amount from Sayeed and realised Tk 2 lakh from him. But they later created pressure on Sayeed for more money, said Naser.
As Sayeed denied, they on October 31 hacked Sayeed with sharp weapons at Checkout Bangalee Restaurant, leaving him critically injured.
Locals rescued him and rushed him to a nearby hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared Sayeed dead.
Later, police recovered the body and sent it to Bangladesh after completing an autopsy.
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