Police recovered the hanging body of a 23-year-old man, identified as Arian Fardin, from a house in North Maniknagar under Mugda Police Station in the capital.
The body was sent to the Dhaka Medical College morgue for an autopsy on Wednesday morning (October 14).
Sub-Inspector Abu Yusuf Mridha of Mugda Police Station said police broke open the door and recovered the body around 12:15am after receiving information.
According to relatives, the house had been locked since Tuesday afternoon. After repeated calls received no response, they broke open the door and found Fardin hanging from a ceiling fan.
The exact cause of death has not yet been established. Police said they had received no specific information from the family about possible family disputes or relationship-related issues. His smartphone has been seized, and efforts are underway to recover information from it. Legal procedures are ongoing.
Fardin lived with his family on the second floor of a house at 43/2/9 in Mugda. His father’s name is Rafiqul Islam Khokon.
He had completed his higher secondary education and was expected to go abroad soon.
-AJM