A Correspondent:
Cumilla: A youth from Chandina upazila of Cumilla has reportedly been killed in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to his family.
The deceased, Md Sagar, 24, was the son of Md Kabir Hossain of Chhaykot area under Chandina munic-ipality. He was the youngest of two brothers and three sisters.
According to family locals, Sagar belonged to a low-income family and working at a rod and cement shop in Chandina upazila headquarters. In 2025, he went to Russia with the help of the shop’s manager and later took a job at a bakery here.
While working there, he came into contact with a Bangladeshi broker who lured him with the promise of a one-time payment of Tk 30 lakh if he joined the Russian military.
Sagar joined the Russia-Ukraine war in May this year, after which his family lost contact with him.
On Saturday (October 17), one of his friends in Russia informed his sister over the phone that Sagar had died, leaving the family devastated.
Sagar’s uncle, Abdul Awal said that a broker had misled Sagar with false information and recruited him to fight in the war as a soldier.
Sagar’s father, Kabir Hossain, said I sent him abroad by taking loans and borrowing money from others. I have not been able to speak to my son for the last four to five months. Now I hear that my son is no more,” he said.
Contacted, Chandina Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Ashraful Haque said they were not aware of the incident but would look into it.
