A mobile phone belonging to Professor Asif Nazrul, an adviser to the former interim government, was snatched in the capital.
Speaking to the media regarding the matter, Asif Nazrul stated that at around 7:30pm in the evening, he was travelling from Dhanmondi 27 via Mirpur Road towards New Market.
He explained that there was severe traffic congestion on the road, and owing to the heat, he had kept his car window open while checking text messages on his mobile phone inside the vehicle.
As his car arrived near the former Daffodil University, a boy wearing a blue t-shirt snatched the mobile phone and fled.
Nazrul immediately stepped out of the vehicle, but the boy managed to run away.
Recounting the moment of the snatching, he said, “My car window was open. In a second, a boy snatched the mobile phone and ran away. This happened around 7:30 pm tonight”.
The former adviser expressed annoyance with himself for the incident taking place due to his own carelessness.
“It happened because of my own carelessness. After the incident, I informed senior police officials. Maximum efforts are being made from their end. I believe the phone will be recovered,” he added.
Efforts to recover the snatched mobile phone are currently in progress.
Meanwhile, Asif Nazrul requested everyone to ignore any suspicious messages, requests for money, or threats sent from his phone number or through any other medium.
