Body found in Savar, police suspect rape and murder

Police say a woman has been rape and murdered at Dhaka’s Savar Upazila.

Savar Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 31 March 2018, 08:54 AM
Updated : 31 March 2018, 08:54 AM

The body was recovered from Joinabari area on Friday night, said Superintendent Abul Bashar of Savar Model Police Station.

The deceased was identified as 35-year-old Bulbuli Begum, a worker at Maxcom International Ltd in the district’s Hemayetpur area. 

Bulbuli, a Sirajganj resident, was found strangled by a rope. An initial investigation found evidence that she was raped before her murder, said Superintendent Bashar. 

Her family has been informed of her death, the police official said. A case will be filed over the incident and those involved are being sought, he added.

The body has taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for a postmortem examination.