Cumilla intern doctor found dead, buried as unclaimed

Published : Wednesday, 28 January, 2026 at 1:38 PM Count : 203

The body recovered from the southern side of Ashoktola Rail Gate in Cumilla city on Saturday has been identified as Dr Kawsar Tahmid, an intern doctor at Cumilla Medical College Hospital.

Tahmid was a student of the medical college’s 27th batch, said In-charge Sub-Inspector of Cumilla Railway Police outpost Sahidar Rahman.

As his identity could not be established immediately after recovery, police conducted a post-mortem and handed the body over to Anjuman-e-Mofidul Islam, Cumilla, as an unclaimed corpse. He was buried at Tikkarchar Graveyard on Sunday.

The deceased was later identified through fingerprint verification conducted by the Police Bureau of Investigation, which matched national identity records, the SI said.

However, due to changes in the family’s address, relatives could not be traced at the time.

The matter eventually came to the attention of the family after a police officer from Mymensingh shared NID-related information on social media. Following this, acquaintances of the deceased contacted police, leading to confirmation of his identity.

After the identity was confirmed, legal procedures were completed and the body was exhumed from Tikkarchar Graveyard yesterday afternoon.

Tahmid’s father, Nazrul Islam, later took the body to Mymensingh for burial.

The exhumation was carried out following an application to Additional Cumilla District Magistrate Jafar Sadiq Chowdhury.

“The incident is being initially considered a case of suicide,” Sub-Inspector Sahidar Rahman said, adding that the exact cause of death would be determined after the final autopsy report is received.

Sources at Cumilla GRP Police and Cumilla Medical College Hospital said Tahmid had been serving as an intern doctor at the hospital.

He was married and hailed from Sadar upazila of Mymensingh district. He had no children, police said.

Tahmid’s uncle, Mohammad Liton, said he had been suffering from mental health issues and was undergoing treatment.

Family members travelled to Cumilla on January 26 after receiving information about the incident and learned that he had already been buried as an unclaimed person.

Quoting classmates, police said Tahmid had been receiving long-term treatment for schizophrenia and had been leading a stable life with regular medication. He had successfully passed his third and final professional examinations.

Classmates also said he appeared normal and in good spirits even two days before the incident.

FP/MI