The body of former additional secretary Md Mosharraf Hossain has been recovered from an under-construction building inside the Officers’ Club in Ramna, Dhaka.
Police recovered his bloody body at around 11:45am on Friday from near the stairs on the ground floor.
According to Officers’ Club sources, Mosharraf Hossain, a member of the club, entered the premises at around 10am accompanied by his younger daughter.
After leaving her at the swimming pool in front of the under-construction building, he walked inside the structure.
About an hour later, his body was discovered covered in blood near the ground floor staircase.
Speaking on the incident, Sheikh Zahidul Islam, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Ramna Division, said Mosharraf Hossain had accompanied his younger daughter to the club’s swimming pool in the morning.
He noted that Mosharraf Hossain had defective eyesight and fell from the third floor of the building into an open space on the ground floor.
Police completed the inquest of the body at the scene.
DC Zahidul added that as the family requested not to perform an autopsy, the body will be handed over to them.
Yasin Mia, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ramna Police Station, also confirmed the recovery of the body.
Mosharraf Hossain lived with his family in a residence in Banani.
Family sources stated that his elder daughter resides in the United States, and his burial will take place once she arrives in Bangladesh.
