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Wednesday | October 14, 2026 | Dhaka

German tourist gets stolen laptop back

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:01 AM, 14 October 2026

A German tourist has recovered his stolen laptop after a joint effort by several police units in Bangladesh.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir formally handed over the laptop to German tourist Krill Lander at Police Headquarters on Tuesday morning.

Lander expressed gratitude to Bangladesh Police and shared his positive experiences during his visit to the country, according to a press release issued by Police Headquarters.

The laptop and a camera belonging to Lander were stolen at Natore Railway Station on the afternoon of October 7. He was going to an ATM booth to withdraw money to buy a train ticket when he left his bag, containing the devices, with a man who claimed to be a railway official.

When Lander returned after withdrawing the money, both the man and his bag were missing.
He later discovered that the man was not a railway employee and filed a general diary (GD) with Natore Sadar Police Station.

Following the incident, teams from Natore Sadar Police Station, Natore District Police, Railway Police and Tourist Police launched operations to recover the stolen laptop and camera.

At around 9:30pm on October 11, police recovered Lander’s MacBook from Noor Clothing Store in the Kapuriapatti area under Natore Sadar Police Station, the press release said.

The tourist had also visited Rajshahi Railway Police Station in search of his stolen laptop and camera.
In recognition of their contributions to resolving the foreign tourist’s complaint, recovering the laptop and enhancing the professional image of Bangladesh Police, the IGP awarded financial rewards to Natore Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Monsur Rahman and Sub-Inspector (SI) Mohammad Shahadat Hossain.

Senior officials of Police Headquarters were present at the handover ceremony.

The IGP praised the officers for their efficiency, sincerity, sense of responsibility and teamwork. He also directed all police units to provide prompt and professional services, ensure the safety of local and foreign citizens, build public trust, create a tourist-friendly environment and set exemplary standards in people-oriented policing.

Earlier, on October 10, a private-sector employee named Mukti Mahmud gifted Lander a MacBook after watching a video of the young tourist crying over the loss of his laptop and camera.

Mahmud handed over the laptop to the 18-year-old tourist in the presence of police at Hazaribagh Police Station in Dhaka.

He said he wanted the young visitor to leave Bangladesh with at least some good memories before returning home.