The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

BRAC official Noor Islam, who was released recently after his abduction by militants in Afghanistan returned to the country yesterday.

Noor Islam arrived at Zia International Airport by a flight of Emirates Airlines at about 11:00am yesterday after he was released by the Afghan militants on Friday.

Reaching the airport, Noor Islam narrated the ordeals of his 82 days in captivity of the Afghan militants to journalists.

However, he could not say who abducted him and why he was abducted. Noor Islam was abducted by gunmen from Logar province of Afghanistan on September 15 last. The Afghan government rescued him at late night on Friday.

Since then he had been under the protection of the Afghan authorities.

He reached the ZIA at about 10:39am by a flight (EK-582) of Emirates Airlines. Noor Islam was received by Director of BRAC Ahmed Nazmul Hossain. BRAC's Programme Head Jalal Uddin Ahmed and Public Relations and Communications Director Anwarul Huq were present.

Besides, relatives of Noor Islam were present at the airport.

He said some five to six gunmen entered the BRAC office in Logar province in Afghanistan in the morning on September 15. Later, they tied his eyes and hands and took him to an unknown place.

Noor Islam however refrained from commenting when he was asked whether the lives of other officials of BRAC in Afghanistan were at risks.

Later, Noor Islam was taken to the BRAC head office at Mohakhali, from where he was scheduled to go to his village home in Jessore district.