River Police have recovered the body of a former Bangladesh Air Force officer from the Turag River in Dhaka.
The deceased is retired Flight Lieutenant Tahsif Souri.
Inspector Firoz Uddin of the River Police’s Tongi outpost told the media on Thursday that they received information through the national emergency service 999 and recovered the floating body from the Rajabari Ghat area of the river around 4:30pm on Wednesday .
“We found a mobile phone with him and identified him through the phone,” he said.
Shahinur Zaman, duty officer at Uttarkhan Police Station, said on Thursday morning that the Tongi River Police outpost recovered the body from the Turag River on Wednesday afternoon.
As the matter fell under the jurisdiction of the River Police, its members went to the spot and took the body away.
Inspector Firoz Uddin said there were no visible injury marks on the body.
It was sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
According to the River Police’s preliminary report, Souri was wearing white pyjamas and a black shirt.
A wristwatch was found on his hand, while an iPhone was found in his pocket.
There has been discussion that Souri recorded the video that circulated on August 5, 2024, showing then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaving the country by an aircraft from Kurmitola Airport.