Former Chief of Bangladesh Army, Lieutenant General (retd) M Harun-Ar-Rashid Bir Protik, was found dead at the Chittagong Club guest house on Monday morning.
The 77-year-old had travelled to Chattogram on Sunday to appear before a court in a graft case linked to Destiny Multipurpose Co-operative Society Ltd, according to police citing family sources.
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He had checked in at the guest house upon arrival.
When there was no response from his room for an extended period the next morning, club officials grew concerned and alerted the police, said Mohammad Mahfuz, Assistant Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (Kotwali zone).
Officers forced the door open and discovered his body inside. It was later sent to the Combined Military Hospital in Chattogram.
Harun-Ar-Rashid served as Chief of Army Staff from 2000 until June 16, 2002.
He is survived by wife, one son, one daughter and many relatives.
His cousin, Professor Dr Najmun Nahar, said no postmortem would be conducted, and he will be laid to rest at the family graveyard in Katirhat village of Hathazari upazila, following a namaz-e-janaza at Chittagong Cantonment.