Published : 28 Feb 2026, 05:04 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:25 PM
The case over the murder of a Narsingdi teenager has traced a two-week trail of horror, starting with an alleged gang rape on Feb 10 and ending in her abduction and eventual death.
The case also details how a politically influential family allegedly extorted money from the suspects to settle the matter and ordered the victim’s family to leave.
Locals testified to the huge influence of the politician over the local migrant worker community.
Dhaka Range Deputy Inspector General Rezaul Karim Mallick and local MP Khairul Kabir Khokon visited the victim's family on Friday, promising a fair trial as protests flared in parts of Narsingdi and Dhaka.
The victim’s mother, the plaintiff in the case, alleged that a youth named Nur Mohammad alias Noora lured the girl to a location behind Chaiti Textile Mill on the night of Feb 10.
Noora and several accomplices, including Ebadullah, 40, and Gaffar, 37, identified with a single name, Hazrat Ali, 40, took turns to rape her and threatened her into silence, according to the case filed after the girl’s murder on Feb 26.
The victim’s mother said in the case that her daughter had developed a romantic relationship with Noora.
When the victim’s family learnt of the incident and intended to seek legal action, a local influential figure and former UP member, Ahammad Ali Dewan, allegedly intervened, promising to settle the matter through arbitration.
Ahammad instead took money from the suspect and ordered the victim’s family to leave the area, the case alleged.
The terrified family decided to send the girl to her aunt’s house.
On the night of Feb 25, as the girl and her stepfather reached the Baraitala intersection, Noora and his associates intercepted them, the case statement said, abducting the girl.
She remained missing until the next day, when her body was found in the morning in a mustard field with a scarf wrapped around her neck, according to the case.
The victim’s mother finally lodged a complaint with police on Feb 26 night, naming nine suspects.
Madhabdi police have arrested five of them, including Ahammad Ali and his son Imran Dewan. The others in custody are Mohammad Ayub, Ebadullah, and Gaffar.
Four suspects, including the prime accused Noora, remain at large.
Following his arrest, the BNP expelled Ahammad Ali, who served as the vice-president of the Mahishasura Union unit of the party.
The party stated that his involvement in such a heinous crime severely tarnished its image.
Locals noted that the victim’s family, originally from Barishal’s Mehendiganj, were migrant workers living in rented accommodation.
Ahammad Ali allegedly exploited their status as "outsiders" to conceal the crime, locals believe.
"Since they had no local relatives or support, they were easy targets for threats," a resident said, adding that the killers likely murdered the girl to prevent her from eventually testifying to the police.
The victim's body was handed over to the family on Friday afternoon following an autopsy.
