Ansar personnel rescued dentist Hasibur Hasan, 43, unharmed from a secluded forest in Sector 19 of Purbachal on Wednesday night, according to the Ansar and Village Defence Force. Hasan was allegedly abducted from Kuril Bishwaroad in the capital while waiting to travel to Jalsiri Master Pharmacy to see patients.

The report said a driver of a white microbus offered to take him to Jalsiri, after which people inside the vehicle tied his hands, legs, eyes and mouth. The alleged kidnappers demanded Tk100,000 in ransom from his family and took Tk12,000 through mobile banking using his Android phone.

The group later left Hasan bound in the forest and fled. A Rajuk Ansar Guard patrol led by PC Md Siddiqur Rahman heard groaning and found him, with Hafizur Rahman, Md Sakibul, Ratan Mia and Md Jubayer taking part in the rescue. Ansar members then took him safely to his destination. Hasan expressed gratitude for their humanitarian, prudent and responsible role.