Bangladeshi shot dead in LA

Charred body of Bangladesh national found in Malaysia

A Bangladeshi national has been shot dead by suspected robbers at a liquor store in North Hollywood, Los Angeles on Sunday, while the charred body of a Bangladeshi has been found in Lorong Pantai Kelanang area of Malaysia. The Los Angeles victim, a clerk of Liquor Mart, located on Sherman Way at Bellaire Avenue, was identified as Abul Kalam Rahim, 55, according to Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
Rahim is the fourth Bangladeshi killed in the US over a period of one-and-a-half month. Earlier, on September 1, a woman named Nazma Khanam was stabbed dead in New York. Before that, Imam Mawlana Md Alauddin (55) and Tara Mia were shot dead in the same area on August 13.    
Sunday’s fatal shooting incident took place around 12:05am on Sunday at the Liquor Mart during “an attempted robbery,” LAPD Officer Norma Eisenman said.
Officers responded to a radio call of an assault with a deadly weapon and shooting at the store — located in a busy strip mall — and discovered Rahim “unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound,” Eisenman said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, she added.
According to witnesses, a male and female in their 20s were seen entering “possibly a four-door gray vehicle” that fled South on Bellaire Avenue, she said. The police were in the lookout for two suspects in connection with the murder.
“Rahim  had worked the late shift for many years and was a very nice guy with clients, with people always,” said store owner Maynor Alvarez Alvarado.
Father to a son and three daughters, Rahim left Dhaka’s Khilgaon for the US and had been living there over the last 16 years.
Meanwhile, the charred Bangladeshi man in Malaysia was identified as Syed Ali, who is likely to be in his 40s, Bernama news agency reports. A passport found on him is carrying the number BC0214534.
Kuala Langat district police chief Supt Zailan Tasir said the victim was found face down at a lane there by members of the public at about 11.45pm on Sunday night.
He said two eye-witnesses spoke of seeing a fire when passing by the beach area before coming upon the burnt body of a man.
“The police inspection conducted found the body of the victim, in his forties, to be almost 100 per cent burnt with wounds on his back and forehead, believed to have been inflicted with a sharp weapon.
“We don’t dismiss the possibility of the man being killed elsewhere before the body was brought to the beach area and burned, to remove any evidence,” he said in his SMS text, today.
Zailan said the victim was found to have a ring on each of his ring fingers, his passport in his wallet, and a RM20 and RM10 note in his shirt pocket.
The cap of a Castrol engine oil bottle was also found near the scene where the man’s body was found, he added.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

 

Bangladeshi shot dead in LA

Charred body of Bangladesh national found in Malaysia

A Bangladeshi national has been shot dead by suspected robbers at a liquor store in North Hollywood, Los Angeles on Sunday, while the charred body of a Bangladeshi has been found in Lorong Pantai Kelanang area of Malaysia. The Los Angeles victim, a clerk of Liquor Mart, located on Sherman Way at Bellaire Avenue, was identified as Abul Kalam Rahim, 55, according to Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Rahim is the fourth Bangladeshi killed in the US over a period of one-and-a-half month. Earlier, on September 1, a woman named Nazma Khanam was stabbed dead in New York. Before that, Imam Mawlana Md Alauddin (55) and Tara Mia were shot dead in the same area on August 13. Sundays fatal shooting incident took place around 12:05am on Sunday at the Liquor Mart during an attempted robbery, LAPD Officer Norma Eisenman said. Officers responded to a radio call of an assault with a deadly weapon and shooting at the store located in a busy strip mall and discovered Rahim unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound, Eisenman said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, she added. According to witnesses, a male and female in their 20s were seen entering possibly a four-door gray vehicle that fled South on Bellaire Avenue, she said. The police were in the lookout for two suspects in connection with the murder. Rahim had worked the late shift for many years and was a very nice guy with clients, with people always, said store owner Maynor Alvarez Alvarado. Father to a son and three daughters, Rahim left Dhakas Khilgaon for the US and had been living there over the last 16 years. Meanwhile, the charred Bangladeshi man in Malaysia was identified as Syed Ali, who is likely to be in his 40s, Bernama news agency reports. A passport found on him is carrying the number BC0214534. Kuala Langat district police chief Supt Zailan Tasir said the victim was found face down at a lane there by members of the public at about 11.45pm on Sunday night. He said two eye-witnesses spoke of seeing a fire when passing by the beach area before coming upon the burnt body of a man. The police inspection conducted found the body of the victim, in his forties, to be almost 100 per cent burnt with wounds on his back and forehead, believed to have been inflicted with a sharp weapon. We dont dismiss the possibility of the man being killed elsewhere before the body was brought to the beach area and burned, to remove any evidence, he said in his SMS text, today. Zailan said the victim was found to have a ring on each of his ring fingers, his passport in his wallet, and a RM20 and RM10 note in his shirt pocket. The cap of a Castrol engine oil bottle was also found near the scene where the mans body was found, he added. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.