SAVAR — A man calling himself Mashiur Rahman Samrat, identified by police as Sabuj Sheikh, became what police describe as a “crown of crime,” allegedly committing one brutal killing after another. In his own words, “Thirty-four or Sunday Monday closed” meant murder.
Savar Model Police Station inspector (operations) Helal Uddin confirmed Samrat’s true identity on Tuesday night, Jan. 20. Earlier, on the evening of Monday, Jan. 19, Sabuj Sheikh was taken to court and confessed to six killings in a statement under Section 164.
Mashiur Rahman Samrat’s real name is Sabuj Sheikh. He is the son of Panna Sheikh of Halhudia Muchamanda village in Lauhajang upazila of Munshiganj district. He had been staying at the Savar Model Mosque since 2024. He then drifted around Savar Police Station as a vagabond.
In the most recent double killing, police have confirmed the identity of one of the victims. Her name is Tania Akhter Sonia, daughter of Jasim Uddin of Uttara in Dhaka. Police say she had a mental disability.
Savar Model Police Station inspector (operations) Helal Uddin said: “Samrat’s real identity is now known. His real name is Sabuj Sheikh. He confessed to the killings in court yesterday in a statement under Section 164. He was then sent to jail through the court. He moved around like a vagabond. He committed crimes using a false name. His family members live in Munshiganj. No other details about him are available.”
On July 4, 2025, the body of Asma Begum, 75, was recovered near Savar Model Mosque. On Aug. 29, the body of an unidentified young man with bound hands and feet was recovered from the Saver Pourwa Community Center. Police have not been able to identify him. Then, on the night of Oct. 11, police recovered the half-nude body of an unidentified woman, about 30, from inside the Savar Pourwa Community Center. On Dec. 19, Savar Model Police recovered a man’s body from the toilet on the second floor of the abandoned Pourwa Community Center in the Thana Road area of Savar Pourwa. Police have been unable to confirm the identities of the three victims. Then on the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 18, police recovered two burned bodies from inside the Savar Pourwa Community Center. Police have confirmed the identity of one of them.
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