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Published : 27 Apr 2026, 07:42 PM
The father of Nahida Sultana Bristy, a Bangladeshi PhD student murdered in the United States, has sought government intervention to recover her body and return her personal belongings as "final memories".
Zahir Uddin Akon made the appeal via telephone on Monday while Madaripur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Margina Akter visited the family home at Char Gobindapur in the Sadar Upazila to offer condolences.
Zahir was not present at his home during the DC’s visit. But he spoke on the phone.
"The US police have yet to provide any information regarding the recovery of my daughter’s body," Zahir said.
"I want her remains returned to the country quickly, along with her used belongings. These are all we have left to remember her by."
Margina met with Bristy’s other family members.
The administration assured the bereaved family that they would coordinate with higher authorities to address their requests.
"Bristy was a child of this soil. Her death is a tragedy that has pained the entire community," the DC told reporters.
Bristy, an alumna of Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU), was pursuing a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of South Florida (USF).
She and another Bangladeshi student Zamil Ahmed Limon had been missing since Apr 16.
While Florida police recovered Limon’s body on Friday, Bristy’s remains have not yet been located.
Police have indicated that she might have been dismembered.
US authorities have arrested 26-year-old Hisham Abugharbieh, Limon’s roommate and a US citizen, in connection with the incident.
He faces two counts of first-degree premeditated murder.
