University student missing in capital

A 23-year-old Bangladeshi youth, also a student at Malaysia's Asia Pacific University (APU), has been missing for a week since he left his home in the capital's Bashundhara Residential area on January 13.

The missing person's name is Sadman Sakif aka Rafi.

Sadman's mother filed a general diary (GD) with Vatara Police Station in this regard.

According to the GD, Sadman left the house on the morning of January 13 without telling anyone. Since then he did not return home. The mobile number used by him is switched off.

Sadman's mother Monowara Hossain told reporters that her son returned to Dhaka from Malaysia in September 2019. After that he could not return to Malaysia due to coronavirus situation.

Among three siblings, Sadman is the youngest. He was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. He was admitted to APU in Malaysia three years ago.

Sadman's mother claimed that he does not have a group of friends in Dhaka and does not know the city well.

Vatara Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Moktaruzzaman said, "Sadman was preparing to return to Malaysia. He asked his father to arrange money for this. But he left home before that. CCTV footage shows Sadman leaving the house with a laptop bag."

Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, deputy commissioner of Gulshan Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said police are searching for him using technology. Till now, they didn't get information whether the youth was involved with any extremist activities or if fell victim to any kidnapping.

"He used to study both in Malaysia and Dhaka. There was a break in his studies. He used to lead a lonely life. We will investigate why he returned to Dhaka and with whom he maintained connection. We are trying to locate his movement," the Gulshan DC said.