Shop employee found dead in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar
Preliminary investigations suggest that the deceased took his own life due to family disputes.
Police recovered the hanging body of a shop employee from a mess in the Chawkbazar area of the capital today (22 December).
The deceased was identified as Md Hridoy, 23.
Confirming the matter, Chawkbazar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Abdullah Al Mamun said police broke open the door and recovered the body around 2pm.
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Preliminary investigations suggest that the deceased took his own life due to family disputes, he said, adding that the body has been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for autopsy.
An uncle of the deceased, Md Antar, who works at the same shop, claimed that his nephew complained of feeling unwell this morning and returned to the mess around 11:30am.
"When he was called around 12:30pm, he did not answer. Later, other staff went to the mess for lunch and knocked, but he did not respond. Then the police were informed," he said.
