The body of former Bangladesh Air Force Flight Lieutenant KM Tahsif Souri was recovered from the Turag River on Wednesday, a day after he went missing.
Abdullah Al Mamun, superintendent of river police in the Dhaka Range, confirmed the incident on Thursday (29 October).
Inspector Firoz Uddin of the Tongi River Police Outpost said Uttarkhan Thana police recovered the body from the Rajabari Ghat area of the Turag River after receiving information through the national emergency service 999 on Wednesday afternoon.
The body was later sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for an autopsy, he said.
Souri lived in Sector 18 of Uttara in the capital. He went missing on Tuesday night.
He was reportedly the first to post on social media a video showing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina leaving Bangladesh by aircraft on 5 August, 2024.
The time for his funeral prayers will be set after the body is handed over to the family following the autopsy today.
Souri and four other officers were dismissed from service around 28 August, 2024 and were reportedly under intelligence surveillance.
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