Seven people including two women and a schoolboy have been found dead in separate incidents in five districts - Dinajpur, Narayanganj, Barishal, Bogura and Chuadanga, in three days.
GHORAGHAT, DINAJPUR: Police recovered the body of a young man from his residence in Ghoraghat Upazila of the district on Thursday morning.
The deceased was identified as Sree Sujon Chowdhury, 29, son of Hansa Lal Chowdhury, a resident of Kulandapur Village under Bulkipur Union in the upazila.
Dulli Rani, wife of the deceased, was arrested in connection with the incident.
Family members said that the deceased's father went out for personal work at around 4 am and saw his daughter-in-law standing near a bamboo bush.
Suspecting that something might be wrong, he rushed to his son's room, where he found his son's body with a scarf wrapped around his neck.
On information, police recovered the body and brought it to the police station (PS), said Nazmul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ghoraghat PS.
"The youth might have died due to strangulation. We arrested the deceased's wife based on suspicion of her involvement in the death. The actual reason behind the death would be confirmed after getting the autopsy report," the OC added
NARAYANGANJ: Two people were found dead in separate incidents in Bandar and Rupganj Upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Police recovered the body of a young man from a ditch in Bandar Upazila of the district in the afternoon.
The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Police sources said that locals spotted the body of the youth in a ditch in Nabiganj area beside the Dhaka-Madanpur road of the upazila in the afternoon and informed the matter to the police.
Being informed, police recovered the body from the scene and sent it to Narayanganj General Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Police assumed that miscreants might have killed the youth before trying to dump the body in the ditch.
Bandar PS OC HM Mahmud confirmed the incident, adding that the law enforcers are investigating the matter and trying to identify the deceased.
On the other hand, police recovered the dismembered body parts of a man from a lake shore in Sector 5 of Purbachal in Rupganj Upazila of the district on Wednesday.
The discovery of the unidentified man, aged around 40, was made in the morning.
Locals discovered the body parts in three black plastic bags near Brahmankhali Lake, located beside Kanchan-Kuril Bypass Road and alerted police at around 8 am, said Rupganj PS OC Liaquat Ali.
Upon reaching the scene, police recovered seven dismembered parts of the man's body, including the head, both arms, part of the torso, internal organs, the left leg, and a severed portion of left thigh.
OC Liaquat Ali said that the initial assessment suggests the deceased was murdered two to three days back. The assailants likely dismembered the body, packed it into the plastic bags, and dumped it by the lake late Tuesday night.
Efforts are ongoing to identify the victim. A team from the CID has visited the scene to aid in the investigation. The police are continuing their search for leads and have appealed to public for any information related to the case, the OC added.
BARISHAL: Two people including a woman were found dead in separate incidents in Hizla and Sadar upazilas of the district on Tuesday.
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy from a chicken farm in Hizla Upazila on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Junayed, 12, son of Md Nazrul Mal, a resident of Taltala Village under Guabaria Union in the upazila. He was a sixth grader at the local Dr Khadem Hossain High School.
The deceased's father Nazrul Mal said that Junayed went out of the house after having dinner with them at around 8 pm on Tuesday, but did not return.
Later on, his mother found his hanging body in their chicken farm next the house at around 9:30 pm at one stage of searching and screamed.
Hearing her scream, local people rushed in and informed the matter to police.
Being informed, police recovered the body from the scene at around 11 pm on Tuesday and sent it to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) morgue for an autopsy on Wednesday morning.
The deceased's father alleged that his son might have been murdered. He sought justice over the killing.
Hizla PS OC Md Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the incident, adding that the actual reason behind his death would be known after getting the autopsy report.
Meanwhile, the body of a police official's wife, who reportedly jumped into the Kirtonkhola River from MV Sundarban-16 launch, has been recovered.
Deceased Alo Majumdar, 37, was found floating in the river on Tuesday morning, confirmed Sub-Inspector (SI) of Barisal Sadar Naval PS Md Asadul Al Galib.
Alo Majumdar, a mother of two children, was the daughter of Krishnakanta Majumdar of Norerkathi Village in Banaripara Upazila of the district. Her husband Anup Roy is an inspector of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) in Patuakhali District.
According to SI Galib, the MV Sundarban-16 departed from Barisal's river port for Dhaka on Monday night. Around that time, authorities received reports of a woman jumping into the river from the launch.
On Tuesday morning, news arrived of a body floating near Pashur Kathi in Char Monai Union. Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to the SBMCH morgue, where the family later identified it.
SI Galib stated that the body would be handed over to the deceased's family following an autopsy and appropriate legal actions will be taken.
Alo Majumdar's brother Manju Majumdar revealed that she had been suffering from mental health issues. She lived with her family in a rented house near Kashipur Passport Office in Barisal. On Monday morning, she left home to recharge her mobile phone but never returned. The family had filed a general diary with the Airport PS after she went missing.
Barisal Airport PS OC Zakir Sardar confirmed that Alo Majumdar's sister had reported her as mentally unstable and missing since 10 am on Monday. Acting on this, the police initiated an investigation, which led to the discovery of the body, the OC added.
On Monday night, a passenger aboard the MV Sundarban-16 live-streamed on Facebook, reporting that a woman had jumped into the river. Despite attempts to locate her, the search was unsuccessful.
Mohammad Babul, a clerk on the Sundarban-16, mentioned that the incident occurred around 11 pm near Bamnichar. Despite searching for two hours, the woman could not be found, and the launch resumed its journey to Dhaka after notifying the naval police and Coast Guard.
OC of Barisal Sadar Naval PS Sanatan Chandra Sarkar said that a 999 emergency call led them to recover the body on Tuesday morning.
The body was later transported to the hospital morgue. Preliminary examinations revealed no visible injuries but the full autopsy report will provide more details.
BOGURA: Police recovered the throat-slit body of an elderly man from Shahjahanpur Upazila in the district on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 70, son of late Saim Uddin, a resident of Rahimabad Uttar Para area under Aria Union in the upazila.
Police and the deceased's family sources said that the deceased's wife Jahanara spotted the throat-slit body of her husband on the house yard in Rahimabad Uttar Para area in the morning and screamed.
Hearing her scream, local people rushed in and informed the matter to the police.
Being informed, police recovered the body from the scene and sent it to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
The deceased's family members and neighbours alleged that Abul Kalam might have been killed over land dispute.
Shahjahanpur PS Inspector (Investigation) Masud Karim confirmed the incident, adding that the law enforcers are investigating the matter and trying to detain those involved in the killing.
CHUADANGA: A young man was allegedly burnt to death with a motorcycle in Alamdanga Upazila of the district on Tuesday.
The incident took place at night in a garden in Faridpur Village under Belgachhi Union of the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Sabuj, 23, son of cattle trader Zainal, a resident of Bademaju Village under Dawki Union in the upazila. It was said that Sabuj was an old motorcycle dealer.
Belgachhi Union Parishad Member Shamim Reza said, "Local people saw the body in the morning and informed police and me. I went to the scene and saw that Sabuj was burnt to death along with the motorcycle."
Alamdanga PS OC Masudur Rahman said that farmers of that village saw the body of Sabuj lying in the garden. On information, police recovered the burnt body and the motorcycle from the scene.
Later on, the body was sent to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
However, necessary steps would be taken in this regard, the OC added.
