Bangladeshi restaurant businessman k i l l e d in Canada

Bangladeshi restaurateur Sharif Rahman (44) was killed in an attack by miscreants in Wayne Sound, Ontario, Canada. He owned a restaurant named Curry House.

Sharif Rahman was working last-minute with staff to close the restaurant on the night of August 17. Then three people were leaving without paying the food bill. When Sharif went outside and tried to stop them, the three attacked him. After the attack, the seriously injured Sharif was taken to a hospital in London, Ontario. There he was kept on life support. Doctors declared Sharif dead late on August 24. His body has been kept at the hospital for post-mortem.

Sharif's nephew was there during the attack. He was slightly injured in the incident. Police have not arrested any of the three attackers so far. However, the CCTV camera released the picture of the car with them. It is known that Sharif Rahman studied at Shahjalal University in Sylhet, Bangladesh. He then did his MPhil from Cambridge University. His wife Shaila also studied at Shahjalal University in Sylhet. They have a seven-year-old daughter. After graduation, Sharif Rahman immigrated to Canada. In 2015, he started a restaurant business called Curry House.

The town of Wayne Sound is a small town. 33 thousand people live in this city of only 24 square kilometers. His death has cast a pall over the Bangladeshi community in Canada and the town of Wayne Sound. The people of the city organized a mourning procession.

City Mayor Ian Boddy offered his condolences to Rahman's family, saying, "Sharif was an exceptional member of the community in our community who dedicated his time to city and county committees. He was also a successful entrepreneur and a devoted family man. His passing is a sad event for our community.

City flags were flown at half-mast at City Hall in Wayne Sound on August 25. A makeshift memorial has been erected in front of his restaurant, to which ordinary people have paid their respects. A group called 'Go Fund Me' has taken the initiative to raise 250,000 Canadian dollars to help his family. Within a few hours, $141,000 in aid was received. Sharif's funeral and where the body will be buried has not been informed by the family so far.

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