Comilla University Professor's Missing 13-Year-Old Son Found Dead in Lalmai Hill Area

The body of 13-year-old Apratim, son of Dr. Nahida Begum, an Associate Professor in the Department of Bangla at Comilla University, was recovered Saturday (September 19) from the Lalmai Sananda Hill area, a wooded region located near the university campus. Apratim was a seventh-grade student at Comilla Border Guard Public School. Timeline of the Disappearance According to family members, Apratim left his home in the Kotbari area of Comilla on Friday afternoon, taking his mother's iPhone to photograph. He did not return. His father, K.M. Firoz Shahriar, subsequently filed a General Diary (GD) with Comilla Sadar South Model Police Station reporting him missing. Dr. Nahida Begum shared details of her son's disappearance in a Facebook post, writing that she had been unable to locate him since 3 p.m. that day. She described what he was wearing at the time — a panjabi shown in an accompanying photo — and said he had taken her phone to take pictures with friends before he went missing. In the post, she appealed to the public for help and said she had already informed police. Family Left Devastated Dr. Nahida Begum and her relatives are said to be in deep mourning following the loss of her only child. Authorities have not yet released further details regarding the circumstances of his death.