Abducted madrasa student rescued

Police rescued a madrasa student from Mandrachar Kusria village under Hijla upazila of Barisal district on Sunday, two days after his abduction from Dhulkhola Launch Terminal in the upazila. The victim is Nurunnabi,11, a student of Baitus Sajud Hafezi Madrasa and Orphanage in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka and son of Sobhan Rari, a resident of Charlata village of Mehendiganj upazila of Barisal. Police arrested a couple for their involvement in the abduction. The officer-in-charge of Hizla Police Station said Nurrunnabi boarding on MV Shariatpur-3 launch from Dhaka Sadarghat started journey towards his village on Thursday evening. When the launch reached Dhulkhola station on Friday morning, Sagor Gazi, 25, and Hazera Begum, 26, a co-passenger couple, told Nurunnabi that they reached Mehendiganj launch station and they alighted from the vessel following him. The couple persuaded Nurunnabi into visiting the house of in-laws of Sagor Gazi, where they confined him. They contacted the victim’s  parents over mobile phone and demanded Tk 150,000 as ransom for his freedom. Police were informed. Police confirmed the whereabouts of Nurunnabi and his abductors through mobile phone tracking and rescued the victim on Sunday afternoon arresting the abductor couple, according to UNB.