Young man dies in police custody as family claims ‘torture’ in Brahmanbaria

A young man has died in police custody in Brahmanbaria’s Nabiganj Upazila, with his family alleging that he was illegally detained for five days and tortured. The incident occurred at the temporary police camp in Salimganj on Sunday evening, according to Brahmanbaria Police Superintendent Ehteshamul Haque. The victim’s elder brother later brought charges against four people, including Sub-Inspector Md Mahim Uddin, the chief of the camp, as well as 20 to 25 unidentified suspects. The charges include unlawful detention and torture leading to death. The dead, Md Abdullah, 23, was the son of Md Abul Hossain from Baherchar village in Bancharampur Upazila. According to the family, Abdullah had been in police custody at the camp from Tuesday evening until Sunday...