Jahangirnagar University Student's Decomposed Body Recovered from Buriganga River
The partially decomposed body of Dip Mozumder, a student of Jahangirnagar University's 50th batch from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was recovered from beneath a bridge over the Buriganga River in Dhaka's Bosila area. University Proctor Professor AKM Rashidul Alam confirmed the identification by the victim's friends and family, despite initial difficulties due to the body's disfigured state. An identity card belonging to the university was found near the body, prompting inquiries that led to the recovery.
The body of a Jahangirnagar University student, identified as Dip Mozumder, was recovered from the Buriganga River in the Bosila area of the capital. Mozumder was a student of the 50th batch of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Professor AKM Rashidul Alam, the university's Proctor, confirmed the recovery and subsequent identification on Sunday evening. Initially, authorities found a university identity card near the body but were unable to confirm the victim’s identity due to its severely disfigured state. Later, around 9:00 pm, friends and family members identified the body at the hospital.
Earlier in the day, a post on the university-based Facebook group ‘Jabir Sokol Songbad’ reported the discovery of a body in the Buriganga River with a Jahangirnagar University ID card found nearby. This led to inquiries with the Dhaka River Police.
Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, Additional Superintendent of the River Police, stated that the body was recovered from beneath a bridge. He noted that preliminary observations suggested the body had been in the water for two to three days and was partially decomposed. The body has since been sent to Mitford Hospital in Dhaka for a post-mortem examination, with further details expected upon completion of the examination.
According to Prothom Alo English, the victim's relatives later identified the body at the hospital.
