55-year-old woman goes missing in Khulna

A 55-year-old woman has been missing since Saturday night in Daulatpur of Khulna district, police said on Wednesday.

The woman has been identified as Rahima Khatun, a resident of Maheshwarpasha village of Daulatpur Thana.

A case has been filed against several unnamed people with Daulatpur police station in this regard following a complaint lodged by the woman’s daughter, Sub-inspector Lutful Haider, investigating officer of the case, said. Police are conducting a drive to find her, said the SI.

Rahima’s daughter Marium said in a press briefing on Wednesday, Rahima went out of the home to collect water from a tubewell around 10:30 pm on Saturday. As she did not return, the family members searched for her and found her shoes, veil and water pot by the tubewell. But they did not find her anywhere.

Marium also said that a few days before, some people ransacked their house and assaulted the family members. Rahima had filed a case as a plaintiff in the assault incident. Since then, the accused threatened the family members in various ways, including raping her younger sister, she added.