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Retired Constable Found Dead in Bangladesh Haor After Going Missing While Collecting Grass

From Daily Star · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A 75-year-old retired police constable, Jamshed Mia, has been found dead in the haor area of Rajnagar upazila, Moulvibazar, Bangladesh.
  • Mia went missing while collecting grass for his cattle and his body was recovered approximately 12 hours later.
  • Local residents and the fire service were involved in the search, which located his empty boat before his body was found floating.

A tragic discovery was made in the haor area of Rajnagar upazila in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, where the body of a missing 75-year-old retired police constable was found. Jamshed Mia, a resident of Tulapur village, had gone missing the previous afternoon while out collecting grass for his cattle.

His body was recovered from the Kawadighi haor around midnight, nearly 12 hours after he was reported missing. According to Md Ali Hossain, the officer-in-charge of Rajnagar Fire Station, Mia had left his home by boat on Thursday afternoon. It is believed he fell into the water near the Majher Band area.

His body was recovered from Kawadighi haor nearly 12 hours after he went missing.

โ€” Md Ali HossainProviding details on the recovery of Jamshed Mia's body.

When Mia failed to return home, his family and local villagers initiated a search. They discovered his empty boat floating in the haor and subsequently alerted the fire service. A diving team from the Rajnagar Fire Station conducted a search until approximately 11:00 PM but could not locate him.

Later that night, local residents spotted Mia's body floating in the water and managed to recover it. The incident has cast a shadow over the community, highlighting the potential dangers associated with activities in the haor region.

They later found his empty boat floating in the haor and informed the fire service.

โ€” Kanchan Kumar DasDescribing the discovery of the missing man's boat.
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Originally published by Daily Star in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.