Govt official found dead in Dhaka

Police recovered body of a government official from the capital's Moghbazar area yesterday morning.

The deceased, Mir Aftabul Islam Sumon (46), was a deputy assistant engineer of BTCL, said Sub-inspector Shariful Islam of Hatirjheel Police Station.

On information, police rushed to T&T colony area around 8:30am and recovered the body between two buildings, he said.

A rope was around his neck and part of it was found tied to a water tank of a building, the SI said.

The man used to live in the colony with his wife and three children. He went out of home for morning prayers but did not return. The family and neighbours then found his body there, the SI said.