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The mobile phone of former interim government law adviser and Dhaka University professor Asif Nazrul was snatched by a mugger in the capital’s Shukrabad area on Wednesday evening.
The incident took place around 6:30pm on November 11 when he was travelling from Dhanmondi-27 towards New Market via Mirpur Road.
According to Asif Nazrul, heavy traffic and hot weather had prompted him to lower the window of his car.
While sitting inside the vehicle and checking text messages on his phone, a young man wearing a blue T-shirt suddenly reached through the open window, snatched the device from his hand and fled.
He immediately got out of the car and attempted to chase the snatcher, but the youth managed to escape.
Asif Nazrul later confirmed the incident in a Facebook post, saying that the phone had been taken in a matter of seconds.
He also said that efforts were underway to recover the stolen device.
He warned his friends, acquaintances and others not to respond to any messages seeking money, issuing threats or containing suspicious content sent from his phone number or through other means.
Speaking to the media, he said he had informed senior police officials about the incident and expressed hope that the phone would be recovered.
Police from the Dhanmondi and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police stations are coordinating efforts to investigate the incident and recover the device.
However, no formal police complaint had been reported at the time of publication.