Businessman found dead with hands, legs tied in his Old Dhaka residence

Police today (4 December) recovered the body of a businessman, Nazrul Islam, 32, from a apartment in Chawk Bazar build of living in Mature Dhaka.

He lived there as a tenant with his wife, two sons, and a daughter.

Confirming the subject, Chawk Bazar Police Dwelling Inspector (Investigation) Abul Khair said, “The body used to be chanced on with fingers and legs tied. Now we own despatched it to Dhaka Scientific College Scientific institution for an put up-mortem. Initial findings counsel execute, however the actual motive might be confirmed after receiving the put up-mortem document.”

In line with reports, Nazrul Islam hailed from Belabo in Narsingdi and ran a shop – Nazrul Engineering Workshop – within the Lalbagh build of living of Mature Dhaka.

Nazrul’s youthful brother, Touhidul Islam, told Prothom Alo, that his brother’s wife and children had gone to hotfoot to their village residence in Narsingdi final Friday (29 November), leaving Nazrul by myself in their Chawk Bazar scheme.

“Since Monday night [2 December], we couldn’t attain him by phone,” Touhidul said.

Concerned by the shortcoming of verbal substitute, Nazrul’s college-going son, Sumit, returned to Dhaka the outdated day night (3 December). Upon reaching their residence, Sumit unlocked the door and retrieved Nazrul’s National ID card (NID) earlier than heading to Lalbagh and Chawk Bazar police stations to file a regular diary (GD). Nonetheless, neither build permitted the GD.

Later that night, round 1:30am, Sumit and a chum went support to the scheme and entered the house.

“Sumit chanced on his father’s body in a room, with fingers and legs tied with lungi and the face covered. The rooms own been ransacked,” Touhidul added.

With the support of neighbours, Sumit known as the police, who then recovered the body.

Touhidul further talked about that the building’s caretaker can also no longer present any concrete data about Nazrul.

“The caretaker said Nazrul talked about his enterprise presents had been seized by some miscreants in Gazipur, so he had gone there. But the workshop supervisor claimed that Nazrul left the workshop on Monday night and used to be unreachable afterwards,” Touhidul said.

The family stays hazardous regarding the events main to Nazrul’s death. Investigations are ongoing.