Father cries for return of missing daughter

A man of the Hindu community, at a press conference called by him yesterday at Mymensingh Press Club, demanded immediate rescue of his daughter, who has been missing for over a month.

Manik Chandra Das, a tea stall owner at Amirabari Namapara area in Trishal upazila of the district, said his daughter, a student at a local college, faced stalking by Rakib Miah, son of Rafiqul Islam of the village, for long.

Rakib proposed his 'love' to her several times in the last four months. As the girl refused every time, Rakib threatened that he would teach her a good lesson, Manik alleged.

“When my daughter went to collect water from a tube-well at local Kashiganj Bazar around 7:00am on July 23, Rakib and his accomplices abducted her. She has remained untraced since then,” he said.

He said he informed Rakib's family members about the incident but they did not help him.

Manik said he filed a case with Trishal Police Station, accusing Rakib, his parents and his cousin Faruq, a rice trader, the following day, but police did not take any steps to rescue his daughter.

Since filing of the case, the accused and their men have been threatening him to withdraw the case or face dire consequences, he alleged.

Leaders of the district and Trishal upazila units of Hindu-Bouddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad (HBCOP) met with Trishal police regarding the matter.

President of the Mymensingh unit of HBCOP Advocate Bikash Roy, advocate Proshanto Kumar Das and Gouranga Saha were present at the press conference, among others.