Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Police have recovered the body of a 51-year-old former marketing consultant from Dhanmondi Lake in Dhaka.

The deceased, Javed Ahmed, was unemployed at the time of his death and had been living with his family in a flat in Block I of the Bashundhara Residential Area.

Dhanmondi police chief Mohammad Imdadul Islam said they recovered the body from beneath a bridge behind Abesh Hotel on Road 10 around 7:30am on Tuesday after receiving a call through the national emergency service 999.

Javed's identity was established from the national identity card found in his pocket.

Police also used his mobile phone to contact his family, who later went to the police station and identified the body.

Sub-Inspector MM Abdul Gafur said...