Deputy secy found dead at home
A deputy secretary of the labour and employment ministry was found dead at his residence at the government officers' quarter in the city's Bailey Road area on Wednesday night.
Police recovered the decomposed body of Abdul Quader Chowdhury (59) from a room in his flat in the evening, Monirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station, told The Daily Star yesterday.
Neighbours suspected something was not right as a strong odour was coming from the house and informed police, said the OC. The room, from where police recovered the body, was locked from inside.
The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College (DMC) morgue for autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Officials from police and the ministry said Abdul Quader, hailing from Bhola, was living there alone. He might have died of illness several days back, they added.
Meanwhile, police recovered the body of a teenager, who remained missing for two days, from an empty plot in Khilgaon yesterday afternoon.
Alal Sikder (14), a battery-run auto-rickshaw driver, was found buried in Shekherjaiga area.
The body was sent to DMC morgue for autopsy, said Ruhul Amin, a sub-inspector of Khilgaon Police Station. His head had been smashed, the SI said.
Quoting family members, the police official said Alal went out of home with the auto-rickshaw on Tuesday but did not return. The family filed a general diary with the police station on Wednesday.
Police recovered the auto-rickshaw from Nandipara area but the batteries were missing.
Meanwhile in Chawkbazar, a worker died after being electrocuted at a plastic factory in the afternoon. The deceased is Akash (18), who hailed from Narayanganj, said police.
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