Veteran journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar reported missing in Dhaka

He left his home in Siddheshwari on Thursday morning but has not been seen since, his family says

Veteran journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar has gone missing in Dhaka, prompting his family to file a general diary (GD) filed with Ramna Police Station.

The 71-year-old works at Ajker Patrika and regularly contributes opinion columns to several outlets, including bdnews24.com.

Bibhuranjan left his home in Siddheshwari on Thursday morning but has not been seen since, according to his family.

His son Rit Sarkar filed the GD after he failed to return home. The family said he left without his mobile phone.

In the GD, he said his father had left their Siddheshwari home at around 10am on Thursday as usual to go to his office. But he never came back.

“We inquired at his office [in Banasree] and learned that he had not gone there. We searched thoroughly in all possible places but could not find him anywhere, so we came to the police station to file the GD,” he wrote.

Ramna Police Station chief Golam Faruk said they are looking into the matter. "But since he left his phone at home, it is harder to trace him," he added.

Bibhuranjan's younger brother Chiraranjan Sarkar wrote on Facebook that neither his office in Banasree nor any of his acquaintances had seen him on Thursday. “We searched hospitals and parks but could not find him. Our whole family is very worried,” he said.

Ajker Patrika said that Bibhuranjan has been on approved leave since Aug 16.

As of Friday morning, he had not returned home.