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From Daily Star · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A 25-year-old suspect in a CNG autorickshaw driver murder case died in police custody in Bogura, Bangladesh.
  • Police claim the suspect, Asaduzzaman Asad, died by suicide by hanging himself in the Detective Branch office toilet.
  • Asad was arrested the previous day in connection with the murder and hijacking of autorickshaw driver Abdul Mannan.

A 25-year-old suspect arrested in connection with the murder and hijacking of a CNG-run autorickshaw driver has died while in police custody in Bogura, Bangladesh. Police are attributing the death to suicide. The deceased has been identified as Asaduzzaman Asad, from Jorghacha Madhya Uttarpara in Sariakandi upazila.

Asad went to the DB office toilet after breakfast this morning. When he did not come out for an extended period, police broke open the door and found his body hanging from a ventilator with a lungi tied around his neck.

— Hossain Muhammad RaihanAdditional Superintendent of Police (Media), describing the discovery of the suspect's body.

According to Iqbal Bahar, Officer-in-Charge of Bogura Detective Branch (DB), Asad was apprehended around 1:00 p.m. on July 18, 2026, at Bogura Railway Station. He was taken to the DB office for questioning regarding the murder and hijacking case. Hossain Muhammad Raihan, Additional Superintendent of Police (Media), stated that Asad went to the DB office toilet after breakfast on July 19. When he remained inside for an extended period, officers broke down the door and discovered his body hanging from a ventilator, with a lungi tied around his neck.

Asad was transported to the 250-bed Mohammad Ali Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. Dr. Rashedul Islam Roni, the hospital's resident medical officer, noted injury marks on Asad's neck but no other visible external injuries. Police reported that the body of autorickshaw driver Abdul Mannan was found in Sariakandi's Daripara area on June 29, with his vehicle missing. Mannan's wife filed a murder case against three unidentified individuals on July 1.

Injury marks were found on Asad's neck, but there were no other visible injuries on his body.

— Dr. Rashedul Islam RoniResident medical officer at Mohammad Ali Hospital, reporting on the post-mortem examination.

Sariakandi Police Station Officer-in-Charge AFM Asaduzzaman confirmed that Asad's involvement in the murder emerged during interrogation following his arrest. Police stated they were attempting to contact Asad's family members, who had not yet arrived at the hospital as of the afternoon.

Asad's involvement in the murder had emerged during interrogation following his arrest.

— AFM AsaduzzamanSariakandi Police Station Officer-in-Charge, detailing the investigation.
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