ASI found hanging at Bogura Police Lines

Police have recovered the body of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Md Ariful Islam, 38, of the district police wireless unit from Bogura Police Lines.

The body was recovered from inside the police lines at around 10:00am on Friday (May 22).

Police believe the incident may have occurred sometime between 1:30am Thursday night and 8:00am Friday morning.

Ariful Islam was the son of Md Ashraful Islam from Padmabil Ghoria area of Naldanga Upazila in Natore district. He is survived by his wife, Roma Begum, and two children. His police identification number was BP-8807127485.

According to police sources, ASI Ariful Islam was on duty in the wireless unit at the police lines on Thursday night. The matter came to light on Friday morning, after which senior district police officials, including Bogura Superintendent of Police Mirza Sayem Mahmud, visited the scene. Authorities later recovered the body.

Confirming the incident, Bogura District Police Additional Superintendent and media spokesperson Md. Atowar Rahman said the body had been recovered and preparations were underway to send it to the morgue of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.

He added that authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident to determine the exact cause.