A housemaid was found dead early Friday at the residence of businessman Kazi Akram Uddin in Gulshan-2, Dhaka. The deceased, identified as 50-year-old Farida Begum, worked at the home of the former chairman of Standard Bank and ex-president of FBCCI, police confirmed.
Police recovered the body from a flat on Road 47, House 20, following a call to the national emergency helpline ‘999’ at dawn. Sub-Inspector Ruhul Amin of Gulshan Police Station stated that preliminary investigations suggest Farida Begum died between 12:45 AM and 3:45 AM by hanging herself from the ceiling fan with a scarf in her bedroom.
Sub-Inspector Mazharul Islam, the case investigator, said officers found the body on the floor with strangulation marks on the neck. “The exact cause of death will be determined after the autopsy,” he added. The body has been sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College morgue for post-mortem examination.
Liberty News’ crime correspondent states that confirming the incident, Gulshan Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Mahmudur Rahman stated that an unnatural death case has been filed, and further investigations are underway.
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