Body found floating in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel lake

Police have recovered a floating body from Dhaka’s Hatirjheel lake.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 1 May 2017, 07:29 AM
Updated : 1 May 2017, 07:29 AM

The deceased, ‘Shobuj’, is approximately 35 years old and was a resident of a slum in Tejgaon.

Locals reported the body to police on Monday morning.

“Various old cuts were found on the body,” said Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station Inspector Md Rasheduzzaman. “We have been informed that Shobuj used drugs.”

Police are currently investigating the exact cause of death, the inspector said.