Jhenaidah, Oct. 20 -- year-old man from Jhenaidah, who was rescued in critical condition from a forest in Latvia, died in a hospital after allegedly being tortured by human traffickers who had promised to send him to Italy legally in exchange for Tk 46 lakh.

Sohel Rana, son of Abul Hashem of Halidhani union under Jhenaidah Sadar upazila, died at a hospital in Daugavpils in Latvia's Latgale region on October 8, family members said.

His wife Jesmin Sultana filed a case against nine people with a tribunal dealing with the prevention and suppression of human trafficking and migrant smuggling in Jhenaidah on Monday.

The accused were identified as Shamsunnahar, 55, her husband Shahjahan Sarkar, 58, her two sons Shohagh, 35, an expatriate liv...