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At a glance
- A Bangladeshi businessman, Belayet Hossain, was shot dead by unknown assailants in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- The incident occurred a day after another Bangladeshi expatriate, Md Yasin, was killed in a separate shooting in Port Elizabeth.
- The killings have caused deep anxiety among Bangladeshi expatriates and their families in Noakhali regarding safety in South Africa.
Johannesburg: A Bangladeshi businessman, Belayet Hossain, 38, was killed in a shooting incident in Johannesburg on Wednesday afternoon. The assailants fled the scene after the attack, according to local reports. Hossain, originally from Mir Warishpur village in Noakhali's Begumganj upazila, died at the scene. This fatal shooting follows another incident just a day prior, where Md Yasin, 40, also from Noakhali, was killed by criminals in front of his home in Port Elizabeth. The proximity of these two violent deaths within a 24-hour period has heightened concerns among the Bangladeshi expatriate community and their families back home in Noakhali. Many are expressing deep anxiety about the safety of their loved ones living and working in South Africa. Local authorities in Begumganj, Bangladesh, have stated they are not yet fully aware of the details surrounding the incidents, with some officials only having seen news reports on social media.
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