Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- A wallet, a wristwatch and a switched-off iPhone were found beside the body. But the identity of the deceased was still unknown.

Once the waterproof phone was plugged in to charge, it turned on, and an incoming call was received. The person on the other end identified themselves as a relative of the deceased.

A conversation with them helped police confirm that the body pulled from the river belonged to former Air Force flight lieutenant Tahsif Souri.

Tongi River Police outpost chief Firoz Uddin recounted the chain of events that led to the identification of Tahsif after his body was recovered.

He told bdnews24.com, "Shortly after the phone was plugged in and turned on, the very first call we received was from one of ...