Boy's body found in sack; police suspect planned killing in Bangladesh

Authorities in Ashulia, Savar, Bangladesh, are investigating the death of a five-year-old boy whose body was discovered in a sack on a building's rooftop. The discovery was made approximately three hours after the child, identified as Abdur Rahman, went missing from his home.

A tenant of the building, Saiful Islam, has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the killing. Police recovered the body around 6:30 p.m. from the rooftop of a four-storey building owned by Harunur Rashid. The victim's family reported him missing after he left home around 3:30 p.m.

According to Inspector Md Azgar Hossain of Ashulia Police Station, the circumstances suggest a planned murder. Red adhesive tape was found wrapped around the child's neck, and rice and polythene had been stuffed into his mouth. Police were alerted around 6:45 p.m. and arrived at the scene shortly after.

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I became frightened after seeing the sack and started shouting. When everyone came upstairs, we found the child inside the sack and I fainted.

"The circumstances suggest it was a planned killing," Inspector Azgar stated. Following the arrest, Saiful Islam was presented before a Dhaka court, where police requested a five-day remand for further interrogation to uncover more details about the crime.

The victim, Abdur Rahman, was a resident of Bagbari village in Melandaha upazila of Jamalpur. The investigation is ongoing as police work to piece together the events leading to the tragic discovery and to determine the motive behind the alleged murder.

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Red adhesive tape had been wrapped around the child's neck, while rice and polythene had been stuffed into his mouth. The circumstances suggest it was a planned killing.