A journalist was found dead at his house in Pallabi in the capital on Saturday evening.
The name of the journalist is Biplob Jaman.
After recovery, police sent the body to Shahid Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for an autopsy. The body started decomposing, he said.
The crime scene unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) visited the spot and collected evidence.
After the autopsy report, the exact reason behind the death could be known, he added.
Jaman worked at the Business Express. He also worked at The New Nation, News Today, and some other dailies.