A family in Nabiganj, Habiganj, has reported receiving death threats from human traffickers holding their son, Raihan Chowdhury, captive in Libya. On Monday evening, traffickers Shamim and Rakib allegedly called Raihan’s father, Abu Taher Chowdhury, warning that his son would be killed and his body dumped at sea if he opposed the bail of Shamim’s father, Nazrul Islam, in a human trafficking case scheduled for May 11 at the Habiganj District Judge Court. The threats followed a court letter asking Abu Taher to attend the hearing and state any objections to the bail.

Raihan was reportedly detained in Libya after being promised travel to Italy. The traffickers allegedly extorted Tk 2.7 million in ransom but continued to demand another Tk 2.5 million, torturing him and threatening further harm. He has been missing for 43 days. Abu Taher said he filed the trafficking case but is now under pressure to withdraw it. CID’s Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Cell in Dhaka confirmed awareness of the case and said steps are being taken to prevent the accused from fleeing abroad.

Authorities stated they have begun procedures to act against both domestic and overseas suspects once case documents are received.