Dhaka, June 18 -- A 22-year-old Bangladeshi student Shahriar Ahmed Emon has gone missing in Cyprus after what authorities and media reports describe as a possible kidnapping in the Larnaca region.

Emon, who lived in Oroklini, left his shared accommodation on Jun 12 to begin work at a factory in Kofinou, where he was expected to start a new job, CyprusMail said on Thursday.

His family reported that unknown callers demanded money after his disappearance.

CyprusMail reported that he was last seen in Kofinou, and authorities have since checked whether he may have crossed into the island's north or left the country.

However, no record has been found in the electronic system, and investigators are now examining whether he crossed illegally ...