Relatives of a Bangladeshi expatriate allegedly held hostage in Libya are accused of taking away eight-year-old Husain Ali from his home in Kalinathpur village, Chhatian union, Mirpur upazila of Kushtia. The child is the son of alleged manpower broker Jafar Ali. The incident reportedly occurred at about 8am on Saturday, according to the report published on August 15, 2026.

Local sources alleged that Jafar Ali sent people to Libya in the name of sending them to Italy. Members of the Jafar group in Libya were then accused of holding people hostage and collecting large sums of money from their relatives in Bangladesh. Sources said a person from Pultadanga village in Alamdanga upazila, Chuadanga, was recently held hostage in Libya and relatives paid several lakh taka.

Chhatian union chairman Kabir Hossain confirmed at about 12:30pm that the child had been taken away. He said families of many prospective overseas migrants come looking for Jafar Ali and that allegations exist of extorting money after sending people to Libya. Mirpur police station officer-in-charge Mohammad Shahidul Islam said he was not aware of the alleged child abduction.