A Bangladeshi youth named Nabi Hossain from Bahubal upazila in Habiganj has been abducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. According to his family, despite paying ransom money to a group identifying itself as a mafia gang, there has been no trace of him. The family reported that the ransom was sent to a mobile number provided by the abductors, but Nabi remains missing, leaving his relatives in severe distress.

Nabi Hossain had traveled to Saudi Arabia on January 2 through a local agent named Tarek Mia from Karimpur village. He was employed at a company near the Charmina Mosque in Riyadh’s Aziziyah area. On June 3, he last contacted his family to inform them about receiving his salary, after which his phone was found switched off. Thirteen days later, on June 15, a message demanding ransom was sent from an Imo account named Md. Mamun.

The family transferred a total of 41,000 taka through bKash as instructed, but the abductors later demanded more money. Despite the payments, Nabi’s whereabouts remain unknown, and his family continues to live in fear and uncertainty.