Journalist’s body recovered from Hatirjheel Lake

The body of a journalist has been recovered from the Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka early today (August 28).

The deceased was identified as Rahanuma Sarah, 32. She worked as a newsroom editor at the private television channel GTV.

Pedestrians pulled out the body from the lake and took it to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctor declared her dead early Wednesday (August 27).

Md Sagar, one of the pedestrians who brought the body to the hospital, reported seeing the body floating in the lake.

Inspector Md Bachchu Mia, in charge of the DMCH police outpost, said the body has been sent to the DMCH morgue.