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Bangladesh: Outrage In Dhaka After 8-Year-Old Girl's Beheaded Body Found In Neighbour's House
24htopnews | May 22, 2026 5:09 PM CST

An eight-year-old girl, Ramisa Akter, was reportedly beheaded at her neighbour’s home in Dhaka’s Pallabi area. The victim, a second-grade student, was allegedly murdered by Sohel Rana, 32, a rickshaw mechanic living as a sublet tenant. Her body was found in his room. The gruesome crime has sparked outrage

Dhaka: An eight-year-old girl was reportedly beheaded at her neighbour’s home in Dhaka’s Pallabi area on Wednesday, sparking outrage across Bangladesh.

The victim, identified as Ramisa Akter, was a second-grade student at Popular Model High School, according to Daily star report.

The child’s body was discovered in a sublet room belonging to Sohel Rana, 32, a rickshaw mechanic, who was later detained in the evening. The gruesome crime left the bereaved family, relatives, and neighbours devastated and enraged.

Women's Wing of Jamaat Dhaka city north held a human chain in the capital's Mirpur protesting the killing.


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