Bank official kidnapped in Rajshahi

Unidentified criminals kidnapped a private bank official from the city's Sultanabad area on Thursday.

Akhtaruzzaman, suspended manager of Exim Bank's Rajshahi branch, was abducted in a microbus around 1:30pm, said victim's father Afsaruddin in a case statement filed with Boalia Police Station yesterday.

Around six people in a microbus went to the spot, and the vehicle sped away after Akhtaruzzaman was taken inside the microbus. His mobile phone was found switched-off since the incident, said Afsar.

Akhtaruzzaman, a resident of the city's Seroil Mothpukur, was then having tea sitting at a printing press at Sultanabad, said his father.

Akhtaruzzaman was also a senior vice-president of Exim Bank and suspended six months ago.

Shahadat Hossain Khan, officer-in-charge of Boalia Police Station, said they were investigating the incident. “We have assigned officials to find him [Akhtaruzzaman] out.”

Akhtaruzzaman filed a case with a Rajshahi court, challenging his suspension order, said Nurul Habib, another vice-president of Exim Bank's Rajshahi branch.