Ctg businessman livestreams suicide on Facebook in Dubai
Blames business partner for his death
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 23 (UNB): A 50-year-old Bangladeshi-origin businessman livestreamed his suicide on Facebook in Dubai on Monday, blaming his business partner for forcing him to take the extreme step.
The dead is Khairul Bashar, son of Badiul Alam from Fatikchhari upazila in Chattogram, said his brother-in-law, Mohammad Saifuddin, chairman of Bakhtpur Union Parishad.
Khairul went live on Facebook around 7:00 pm on Monday and hanged himself, a shocking act that soon became viral, said his brother-in-law.
Khairul lived in a rented accommodation in Lucky Round area of
Dubai. He co-owned a mobile phone outlet in Dubai with Rafik, another Bangladeshi-origin businessman from Suabil village of Fatikchhari upazila.
In the video, Khairul blamed Rafik for his death saying he had occupied the shop and even took his (Khairul) car keys. Khairul also alleged that he was beaten up by Rafik. "I am committing suicide because of being cheated by my business partner," he said.
Shoaib Shikder, panel chairman of Dharmapur UP, said Khairul, in a recent Facebook post about his business, had requested that he should be buried in the UAE.