What is Known About the Incident of a Young Man Being Thrown From a Moving Train

A 35-second video went viral on social media, revealing shocking details after investigation.

Local Correspondent | May 19, 2025
A video showing a man being thrown from a moving train near Nasratpur Railway Station in the Adamdighi upazila of Bogura has become the center of discussion after going viral on social media. In the 35-second video, a man is seen hanging outside the train door while someone inside is holding his hand. At one point, the hand is released, causing him to fall under the train.

The incident occurred on Sunday around 12:30 PM. The man thrown from the train is Matiur Rahman, a resident of Parail village in Raninagar upazila, Naogaon. While he is identified in the video as a mugger and thief, Matiur’s family claims the entire incident was a premeditated attack.

Matiur was once an autorickshaw driver and is currently involved in sending people abroad. His son, Ahsan Habib, stated that a few days ago, Matiur facilitated the travel of a youth named Sajib Hossain from Talshan village in Bogura to Saudi Arabia for a fee of 4.5 lakh taka. However, delays in paperwork angered Sajib’s family, who visited Matiur’s house a week ago and issued threats.

According to the family, on the day of the incident, while Matiur was returning home by train from Bogura, Sajib’s younger brother Rakib and brother-in-law attacked him. They accused him of being a thief, assaulted him, and threw him from the moving train. Before throwing him, they held him dangling for about 4-5 minutes. When the train reached Nasratpur Station, he fell onto the platform after colliding with it.

After falling from the train, some locals, unaware of the situation, mistook Matiur for a mugger and beat him up severely. He was later rescued and admitted to the Adamdighi Upazila Health Complex.

However, the family faced obstacles when trying to file a complaint. Ahsan Habib said that when they went to Adamdighi Police Station, the police refused to take the complaint and directed them to the Santahar Railway Police Station. At the railway station, they were told, “Your father is not dead, so a case cannot be filed.”

Frustrated, Habib said, “My father is not a criminal. He is conducting business legally. We want justice.”

Nehal Ahmed, a local resident of Santahar, said, “I have known Matiur for a long time. He facilitated the travel of two of my relatives abroad, and they are doing well there without any issues. This incident of humiliation is deeply saddening.”

Meanwhile, Sajib’s father, Mohammad Helal, stated, “My son is still unable to get a job in Saudi Arabia. When we tried to meet Matiur about it, he avoided us.” Although he did not admit responsibility for the train incident, he added, “Perhaps Sajib’s brother-in-law threw him, but Rakib didn’t do anything. I am not sure what exactly happened on the train.”

Adamdighi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) S M Mostafizur Rahman said, “This is a matter under the jurisdiction of the railway, so we did not take the complaint.”

Santahar Railway Police Station OC Md. Habibur Rahman said, “They came to us once, but after receiving a call from Adamdighi Police Station, they went back there. They did not return after that. We are always ready to take complaints.”

This incident has angered both Matiur’s family and the local community. There is a growing demand for an impartial investigation and ensuring punishment for those responsible.