Abducted trader found dead in Bogura

Police recovered the body of a businessman from a microbus in Adamdighi of Bogura early yesterday, hours after he was abducted at gunpoint from the district's Dupchanchia upazila on Monday night.

The deceased -- Pintu Akanda, 35, owner of the Lotto showroom in Dupchanchia -- was from Lohagacha village in Raninagar upazila, Naogaon.

"We primarily suspect that Pintu was strangled after being abducted at gunpoint. We are currently conducting the inquest. The exact reason for death can be confirmed after an autopsy," said Md Asif Hossain, assistant superintendent of police, Bogura Adamdighi Circle.

"We are working to identify and detain those involved. The microbus driver and another suspect have been detained for interrogation," Asif Hossain added.

The victim's family filed a murder case with Dupchanchia Police Station accusing unnamed individuals yesterday, said police.

A CCTV footage circulated on social media shows a white microbus arriving in front of the Lotto showroom around 9:08pm on Monday. Four individuals, all with their faces covered, exited the vehicle. One of them pointed a firearm at Pintu and dragged him out of the showroom.

The group then forced him into the vehicle and sped off towards Adamdighi via the Bogura-Naogaon regional highway.