A 60-year-old unidentified man was found dead near the No. 1 gate of Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital’s Gulistan on Wednesday.
Local people spotted the man in an unconscious state around 10:20 am and informed Paltan police station, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) police outpost.
On information, police rescued the man and took him to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared the man dead around 10:50 am.
The body was kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy, Inspector Bachchu added.