Trader abducted for ransom

Next day, the abductors called his wife Rokeya Begum over cell phone and demanded Tk two lakh ransom, according to a case filed by her with Kalaroa police.

The accused are Abdul Gaffar, son of Abdur Rahim of Barali village; Mintu, son of Jamal Gazi of Brajabaksa village and Abu Sadeq of Madra village in Kalaroa upazila.

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Rokeya later told local journalists that the accused had demanded Tk 50,000 toll from her husband a week ago. They abducted her husband as she declined to pay the toll, she said.