Bangladeshi businessman shot dead in South Africa

A Bangladeshi expatriate businessman in South Africa was shot dead by miscreants in the country’s Free State province, on Monday (June 26).  

The incident took place in front of his business at around 9 pm Bangladesh time in the province’s Busabello area.

The deceased was identified as Regan Islam, 35, eldest son of Taju Mia of Kabirhat upazila’s Batoiya union. 

Fahim Mahmud, brother of the deceased, said his elder brother moved to South Africa in 2009. After coming home in 2021, he went back after spending about five months off.

He was shot indiscriminately by some miscreants who were waiting for him in front of his own business. 

The deceased brother said Regan died on the spot after being shot multiple times in different parts of the body including his head.  

Batoiya Union Parishad Chairman Jasim Uddin Shaheen said the news of his death has cast a shadow of mourning in the area. 

The  family sought the government's help in bringing his body back, reports UNB.

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