Body of a pregnant woman recovered in Bagerhat

Police have recovered the body of a pregnant woman from Morelganj in Bagerhat.

Bagerhat Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 25 Oct 2014, 10:56 AM
Updated : 25 Oct 2014, 10:56 AM

The body was found at a pool in the Upazila’s Putkhali Union on Saturday morning.

Police are yet to identify the woman, who appeared to be in her mid-20s.

Morelganj police OC Md Aslam Khan said locals informed police after seeing a body floating in the pool beside the road.

After police retrieved the woman’s body, it was sent to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital for autopsy.

The woman, wearing a black burka, was at least six months pregnant. No one in the area could recognize her, said OC Aslam Khan.

A case has been filed at Morelganj Police Station over the incident.