, Feb. 24 -- A schoolboy abducted in the capital on Sunday was rescued within an hour following direct intervention by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who ordered law enforcement agencies to act immediately, officials said.

Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said the boy's father, an employee of the Secretariat, rushed to the Prime Minister's Office in tears after learning about the abduction.

He managed to meet the Prime Minister in person and informed him of the incident.

Upon hearing the matter, the Prime Minister immediately called the police officials concerned and instructed them to rescue the boy without delay.

"Within an hour, police rescued the boy from an under-construction building in Khilgaon," ...