Bullet-riddled body found on Dhaka footpath

A bullet-riddled body of a young man has been found on a footpath in Dhaka's Darusalam locality.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 2 Feb 2016, 05:23 AM
Updated : 2 Feb 2016, 05:23 AM

The body was found in front of the Dakshin Bisil Kuwaiti Mosque.

Locals informed the police when they found the body, said Darusalam police station SI Nasir Uddin.

The murdered young man was clad in shirt, trouser and leather shoes. His identity is not yet known.

Nasir Uddin said the young man was shot on the left side of his chest. "The body was found in an area where there are not many houses. There are two government staff quarters behind the mosque."

The body has been sent to the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for autopsy.