The body of an Ansar member was recovered from a washroom in a barrack stationed in Chuadanga Sadar Upazila Parishad on Thursday night, said police.
The deceased Jamal Uddin, 55, was posted as a security guard of Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Fatema-Tuj-Zohora and a resident of Palty union under Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia.
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Jalmal’s co-worker Saidur Rahman said they along with Jamal were on duty but suddenly he went missing for a long time.
After searching, his unconscious body was found lying inside the washroom of the barrack, he said, adding that he was rushed to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital's emergency department where physicians declared him dead.
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Dr Afrina Islam, a physician of the hospital, said Jamal had died before arrival and he might have suffered from a stroke.
Sheikh Sekendar Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Chuadanga Sadar Police Station, said the reason behind the death will be known after getting the autopsy report.
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Expressing shock at the demise, UNO Fatema said they came to know from Jamal’s family that he had been suffering from heart disease.