Bank official robbed of Tk. 5 lakh in Kaliakair

In Kaliakair, Gazipur, individuals arriving in a private car have been accused of snatching Tk. 5 lakh that had just been withdrawn from a bank. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon (October 25) near the Banshai Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway. 

The victim, A M M Towhidur Rashid, an Additional Director at Bangladesh Bank, has filed a written complaint with the police. According to the victim and police sources, Towhidur Rashid withdrew Tk. 5 lakh on Sunday afternoon from his father, S M Harunur Rashid’s, bank account at the Kaliakair branch of Sonali Bank. He then took an auto-rickshaw back home, accompanied by his uncle, Tasnim Uddin.

Around 2:30 PM, as their auto-rickshaw approached Banshai Bridge, a white private car, which had been following them, pulled up in front and blocked their path. A person from the car reached out and snatched the bag containing the money from Towhidur Rashid. The private car then sped off toward Tangail.

Following the incident, Towhidur Rashid called the national emergency service, 999, to seek police assistance. However, the perpetrators had already fled by the time the police arrived at the scene. Later, around 6:00 PM, he filed a formal written complaint at the Kaliakair Police Station.

Shahidul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kaliakair Police Station, stated that police were dispatched to the location upon receiving reports of the robbery, but the suspects had already escaped. A complaint has been registered, and the police are currently working to identify and apprehend those involved.

-    RS/NS