A 50-year-old Bangladeshi-origin businessman live-streamed his suicide on Facebook in Dubai on Monday, blaming his business partner for forcing him to take the extreme step. The deceased was identified as Khairul Bashar, son of Badiul Alam from Fatikchari upazila in Chattogram, said his brother-in-law, Mohammad Saifuddin, chairman of Bakhtpur Union Parishad. Khairul went live on Facebook around 7pm on Monday and hanged himself, a shocking act that soon became viral, said his brother-in-law. Also read: Dinajpur youth commits suicide in front of lover Khairul lived in a rented accommodation in Lucky Round area of Dubai. He co-owned a mobile phone outlet in Dubai with another Bangladeshi-origin businessman from Suabil village of Fatikchari upazila, Rafik. In the video, Khairul blamed Rafik for his death saying he had occupied the shop and even took his (Khairul’s) car keys. Khairul also alleged that he was beaten up by Rafik. "I am committing suicide because of being cheated by my business partner," he said. Shoaib Shikder, panel chairman of Dharmapur UP, said that Khairul, in a recent Facebook post about his business, had hinted requested that he should be buried in the UAE, in a clear hint that he was contemplating suicide. Also read: Blackmail behind Sylhet college student's suicide; one sent to jail “We have asked the Fatikchari and Dharmapur expatriate council leaders to take legal action in this regard,” he said. Khairul is survived by his mother, wife and two children, he said.

A Chattogram-based businessman on Sunday filed Tk 930 crore compensation lawsuit against Proshanto Kumar Halder, the disgraced director of International Leasing and Finance Service Ltd (ILFSL). The case was filed at the court of the First Joint District and Sessions Court Judge Khairul Amin in Chattogram. Also read: HC summons PK Halder, 128 loan defaulters After a hearing, the court has issued summons for Halder and four other accused – Ratan Kumar Bishwas, Ujjal Kumar Nandi, Md Jahangir Alam and Siddikur Rahman. Plaintiff’s lawyer Rasel Sarkar said the accused have embezzled Md Alim Chowdhury’s money instead of handing over shares of Radisson Blu Hotel in Cox’s Bazar. Also read: PK Halder swindle: ACC files 5 cases against 33 Previously, Alim had filed another case against PK Halder, the lawyer said. On behalf of Alim, head of Crystal Group, Shoayeb Ur Rashid has filed the case. PK Halder is accused in cases of illegal wealth accumulation and money laundering. He is currently on the run.