Published : 29 Jul 2025, 06:57 PM
Updated : 28 Aug 2026, 01:23 AM
The Fire Service has recovered the body of a woman who fell into an open manhole near Tongi's Hossain Market.
Faria Tasnim Jyoti, 28, was found dead in Tongi’s Shalikchura Beel around 9am on Tuesday, according to Md Shahin Alam, senior station officer for the Tongi Fire Service.
Jyoti fell into the uncovered manhole around 9pm on Sunday near the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in the Hossain Market area of Tongi.
Fire Service personnel from Gazipur and officials from the city corporation launched a rescue operation shortly after the incident. But for nearly two days, there was no trace of her.
Jyoti, the daughter of Waliullah Ahamed Bablu of Masjid Para in Ward No. 4 of Chuadanga Municipality, was employed by a pharmaceutical company in the Hossain Market area.
Relatives said she had been walking along the road on Sunday evening to deliver medicine to Tongi Hospital.
Police and eyewitnesses said a manhole in front of Tongi Imperial Hospital had been left uncovered for a long time due to the absence of a slab.
No warning signs had been posted, and the woman apparently fell in while walking along the road. A strong current swept her away.
Locals blamed the accident on the negligence of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), saying that an open drain in such a busy area had created a fatal hazard.
Shobhon, Jyoti’s elder brother, said her phone had been switched off on Sunday, prompting him to begin searching for her.
“At one point, I went to the spot around 7am on Monday and saw my sister’s shoes,” he said.
“That’s when I confirmed that she was missing.”
Shahin Alam said the water from the manhole flows into the Shalikchura Beel.
“In the morning, a rescue operation was conducted in that Beel and her body was found,” he said.
