Cumilla:Police and fire service personnel successfully recovered the body of a private car driver from a pond in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla on Saturday afternoon.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the deceased was identified as Iqbal Hossain Sohag, 38, from West Shahinagar under Bayezid Bostami Police Station in Chattogram city. Sohag was employed as the personal driver for businessman Kazi Naderuzzaman of Chiora Kazi Bari.
Local sources reported that Sohag went to bathe in the Chiora Kazi Bari pond with others on Friday before Jummah prayers. While the others left the pond, Sohag remained to pick water lilies. When he did not return by Friday afternoon, a general diary was filed with Chauddagram Police Station.
The search for Sohag's body began on Saturday morning, involving a diving team from Chandpur and two units of the Chauddagram Fire Service. After more than three hours of searching, divers found his body around noon.
Chauddagram Fire Service In-charge Mehdi Hasan confirmed the recovery of the body and mentioned that Sohag might have had a stroke while in the water. The exact cause of death will be determined following an autopsy.
Sub-Inspector Arefin of Chauddagram Police Station stated that the police, with assistance from the fire service, retrieved the body and took it to the station. Further legal details will be provided after the autopsy report is received.