A madrasa student of Hathazari upazila, Chittagong, has been reported to be missing from Chittagong city’s Bayezid area since last Monday after police allegedly picked him up from his mess, claimed family members yesterday.
The missing person is Md Abdul Motalib, son of Lokman Rahman, hailing from Nilphamari district and also a student of Fazil-level at Mowlana Samsul Ulum Fazil Madrasa at Hathazari.
“My brother has been missing since Monday after he was picked up by the police from his mess at Tannery Battal area of Oxygen in the city and ever since, his mobile phone remains switched off”, Motalib’s elder brother, Md Moshiur Rahman told the Dhaka Tribune.
Neighbors informed Motalib's family regarding the disappearance.
Quoting neighbors of Motalib’s house, Moshiur, who arrived from Nilphamari district in search of his brother, claimed that during that day (July 11) the police first picked his brother up from the house in the morning and later, during the night, conducted a search of Motalib's room in the presence of Motalib himself.
However, police have refuted Motalib’s arrest when the family went to the police station and the family has currently decided to file a General Diary (GD) with Bayezid police station.
Bayezid Police station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC), Mohammed Mohsin told the Dhaka Tribune, “Police did not arrest any madrasa student named Motalib, but we will investigate if any complaint is registered.”
According to Chittagong district police, a total of five youths, including three madrasa students, are currently missing from three upazilas of Chittagong after probes about missing persons were conducted in the wake of the Gulshan and Sholakia attacks.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
