A schoolboy abducted in the capital on Sunday was rescued within an hour following direct intervention by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who ordered law enforcement agencies to act immediately, officials said. “Within an hour, police rescued the boy from an under-construction building in Khilgaon,” Rumon said. The boy, a ninth-grade student of National Laboratory Ideal School in Khilgaon, was abducted around 2:30pm after leaving school. According to police, four to five youths intercepted him and took him to a seven-storey under-construction building in the Jorapukur area of Khilgaon. Later, police conducted a raid at the under-construction building in Khilgaon and rescued the boy.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 24, 2026 15:29 UTC