Journo found dead in his home

Police recovered the decomposed body of a journalist of an English daily, The Financial Express, from his rented flat in Dhaka's Mirpur area yesterday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Biplab Zaman, aged around 60, a news consultant of the daily, his colleagues said.

Police broke open the door of his house on the fourth floor of the building in Mirpur's Journalist Colony and recovered the body lying on the balcony, said Jasim Uddin Mollah, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Mirpur division).

The door was locked from the inside and police found all his belongings in a neat and tidy state, he told reporters on the spot.

Zaman rented the flat, owned by one of his former colleagues at the newspaper, two years ago. He used to live alone.

Concerned over his well-being, his colleagues contacted the house owner as Zaman was absent from the office for the last seven days, the DC said.

The house owner then informed the police as Zaman did not respond.

After a primary investigation, police officials suspected it was a case of natural death. The crime Scene Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department has collected evidence from the spot.

The body will be sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College for autopsy, Jasim said.