Robbers kill man, loot Chawkbazar home

Robbers broke into a residential building in the capital's Chawkbazar area and killed a 78-year-old man before looting cash and gold ornaments from his flat.

The deceased was identified as Mansur Ahmed of Chawkbazar Khaje Dewan Lane, said Abdul Kaiyum, the officer-in-charge of Chawkbazar Police Station.

The incident occurred Thursday night after Mansur's family members went to a wedding ceremony that Mansur was unable to attend due to illness.

Mansur's children also lived in the six-storey building that he owned.

After the event, his sons returned home and found the door of the second-floor flat closed.

They forced the door open and found Mansur bleeding on the floor.

He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the doctor declared him dead around 1:30am yesterday.

Mansur Ahmed had three sons and one daughter. He was the president of a local mosque committee.

His son, Sarwar Ahmed, said criminals tied his father's hands and feet and robbed him of his belongings. "He died of a head injury. Apart from the beating, he was also hit with a sharp weapon."

OC Abdul Kaiyum said the cause of death will be known after receiving the post-mortem report.

"We are collecting CCTV footage around the building to find the perpetrators," he added.